Anne Webster (Mallee, National Party, Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister agree with the member for Solomon there will be a 20 per cent decrease in power bills over the next decade?

Opposition Members:

Opposition members interjecting—

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

Order! Members on my left. The member for Mallee has asked her question. The Prime Minister has the call.

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

Page 8 of the Climate Change Authority's 2035 targets advice says this:

Expert analysis by the Australian Energy Market Commission projects residential electricity prices will fall by 13% (about 5c/kWh) and average household energy costs will fall by about 20% (around $1,000/year) over the next decade under a coordinated renewables rollout.

That's the direct quote. So it's an entire representation to pretend that that is the member for Solomon's view. He is quoting the advice which is there and is something that the member, I'm sure, knows.

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

No, Member for Wannon. As I said yesterday, if the Prime Minister is directly answering the question, I'm not taking the point of order. I'm not taking it. Resume your seat. I gave examples yesterday. I made it crystal clear yesterday, if a minister or the Prime Minister is being directly relevant with an answer—he was asked about a figure from the member for Mallee. I'm sure she is interested in the response. The Prime Minister is quoting the figure and the report he was asked about. He couldn't be more directly relevant. The Prime Minister is in continuation.

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

I'm being directly relevant in pointing out that when the tactics committee geniuses chose to get the member for Cook—of all people—to ask the first time and the member for Mallee to ask this question, they knew full well that the member for Solomon was quoting a report in the interview with Mr Gilbert.