House debates Questions without Notice

Energy

Tuesday, 25 October 2022 House of Representatives

James Stevens

James Stevens Sturt, Liberal Party

3:32 pm

My question is to the Minister for Energy and Climate Change. Sixty-two thousand residential customers and 14,000 small businesses in my state of South Australia are on electricity standing offers. You promised their electricity bills would go down by $275 if Labor were elected. Instead, they have gone up and will continue to go up. When will the government apologise to the people in my state for breaking their promise?

Chris Bowen

Chris Bowen McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy

3:33 pm

I welcome the honourable member's question about apologies. We're still waiting for the apology from those opposite for changing the law in this regulation to hide power price increases from the people of Sturt and from everybody in the National Energy Market. This regulation was signed 'Angus Taylor, Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction' four days before the election was called. That's what the Australian people deserve an apology for. The Australian people deserve an apology for—

Milton Dick

Milton Dick Speaker

The Manager of Opposition Business, on a point of order?

Paul Fletcher

Paul Fletcher Bradfield, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Government Services and the Digital Economy

A question on relevance.

Milton Dick

Milton Dick Speaker

The minister has completed his answer.

Paul Fletcher

Paul Fletcher Bradfield, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Government Services and the Digital Economy

He has nothing to say—

Milton Dick

Milton Dick Speaker

You don't have the call.