Tania Lawrence (Hasluck, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Labor is getting on with the job of delivering a renewable clean energy future, but what's the member for Riverina doing? He's opposing renewables, talking down projects that create local jobs for his electors. In spite of this lousy representation for the locals in the Riverina, even in Western Australia we heard the great news for the Riverina this week, with the announcement of a wind farm to power 600,000 homes. This is a win-win-win for the region, delivering clean energy across the Riverina, improving local infrastructure and increasing jobs and investment—the very thing that the member for Riverina is looking to oppose.

The coalition are seriously out of touch. The only policies we've actually even heard from them is articulation of social division, infighting and climate denial. They're so busy draping themselves over car bonnets, daydreaming about their own nuclear fantasy, to acknowledge the task and the opportunity ahead of them. They're busy doubling down on their policy that is so incredibly unpopular and so incredibly unrealistic that it delivered a result for the coalition not seen in 70 years—the worst election result in history. In the meantime, Labor is getting on with it. We're delivering on real progress and sensible climate targets. This is what Australians wanted. This is what our Pacific neighbours want. This is what the world wants, and we're getting on with it.

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

In accordance with standing order 43, the time for members' statement has concluded. We shall move to questions without notice.