Simon Kennedy (Cook, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday on Sky News with Kieran Gilbert, the member for Solomon promised a 20 per cent reduction to Australia's power bills. The member said: 'It's pretty clear. There's going to be—from what the national market commission is saying, there's likely to be over the next decade a 20 per cent decrease in power bills.' When asked if he stood by this claim, he said, 'Absolutely.' Prime Minister, is a 20 per cent decrease in power bills now your government's policy?

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Cook for his question but I'm somewhat sceptical of the premise there. The premise is that a non-coalition member was on Sky News yesterday!

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

The member for Cook has asked his question.

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

One by one, every member of the National Party and the Liberal Party are queueing up to be on Sky News to attack each other, to point out the issues. Kieran Gilbert is a very good interviewer indeed, I've got to say. I missed his interview yesterday but I am aware of what the member for Cook has said about the issues when it comes—

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

The Prime Minister is one minute in, and he is referring to the person who asked him the question. It's going to be hard to take a point of relevance—

Order! Let me finish and you will get a full say, trust me. In light of the standing orders, if you ask a question the person answering the question is going to refer to you in your question.

Simon Kennedy (Cook, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Point of order on relevance. He was only asked about the member for Solomon's comments and the 20 per cent decrease—nothing on the opposition.

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

I don't know what the Prime Minister was going to say because he was going to mention you. The point of order on relevance has now been taken. There can be no more points of order on relevance. The Prime Minister has the call and I am going to listen carefully to make sure he is being directly relevant.

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

There were a range of issues in the question. One was about Sky News, and I've said I'm surprised there is any room for anyone but members of the coalition! I was then asked about Kieran Gilbert, and I've praised Kieran Gilbert.

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

The member for Forrest!

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

He did a terrific job coming to APEC and to ASEAN on the weekend.

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

The member for Forrest will leave the chamber under 94(a). If I call you to stop interjecting, that's a really big clue to stop interjecting.

The member for Forrest then left the chamber .

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Kieran Gilbert travelled because he was actually interested in engaging with Australia's relationships in the world. The issue of climate change was one of the focuses of APEC, of how the region transitions to a clean energy economy. That was very much part of the debate. I did an interview myself with Kieran Gilbert on the Sunday program; I recommend it to the member for Cook.

I'm also asked about policies when it comes to energy and power. I am aware, given I was asked by the member for Cook, that when he was working at McKinsey he produced an article titled 'Carbon light: how Australia can power ahead in a net zero world.'

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

The member for Cook will remain silent for the remainder of the answer.

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I recommend it to his colleagues who are going through 'the hunger games' over there. What he said about prices was that McKinsey analysis estimates that these opportunities would add about $75 billion to the Australian economy each year through to 2035 as well as an additional 130,000 direct jobs over the period.

If I can give the member for Cook a bit of advice: back in the former member for Cook's policy of net zero by 2050, circulate that article and then do a bit of a multiple-choice question in the next party room meeting. (Time expired)