House debates

Monday, 20 March 2023

Questions without Notice

Energy

1:59 pm

Photo of Peter DuttonPeter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Months before the election the Prime Minister declared that under his government almost all families will be better off and that there would be a $275 cut in power prices. Can the Prime Minister name a single suburb in Australia where power prices have been reduced? Why do Australian families always pay more under Labor?

2:00 pm

Photo of Anthony AlbaneseAnthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

I thank the Leader of the Opposition for his question, and I say, 'Why is he incapable of asking a single positive question?' I would have thought that after last week the outbreak of bipartisanship might have seen some change, but, no. We're straight back in there, talking Australia down, pretending that the world is flat and not worrying about a way forward. Having come in here and voted against energy price relief for every resident in every suburb, he has no credibility on this issue.