House debates

Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Questions without Notice

Gas Industry

2:40 pm

Photo of David LittleproudDavid Littleproud (Maranoa, National Party, Shadow Minister for Agriculture) Share this | | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. How many gigajoules of gas supply will be lost to families and small businesses because the government cut $50 million from gas investment projects?

Photo of Chris BowenChris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | | Hansard source

None. But I welcome a question from the opposition about gas, because these are they guys who promised the gas led recovery, remember that? What they left was a gas led bin fire. On the day that our old friend—the member for Hume—announced a gas led recovery the price of gas was $4.20 a gigajoule. The gas led recovery went so well that by the time of the election the price of gas was $34.75 a gigajoule. Well done, Angus!