Dan Tehan (Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Albanese Labor government's energy mix just becomes more and more of a mess every single day. Now we've got the Minister for Climate Change and Energy more focused on the United Nations than he is on delivering energy affordability here in Australia. Meanwhile, manufacturers, small businesses and households suffer because you will not put energy affordability first.

Last week we visited Jamestrong, a manufacturer in Taree which has actually brought manufacturing back, from overseas, here to Australia. The CEO of Jamestrong had this to say: 'If we continue down this path'—which is the 40 per cent increase in electricity prices that we've suffered because of that side over there—'there won't be a future made in Australia. There will be a future made overseas.' That, sadly, is what industry, manufacturing and households are facing today—electricity prices going through the roof and no focus on delivering energy affordability to this country.

It's time that the focus of the Minister for Climate Change and Energy went from the UN back to everyday Australians. Energy poverty is rising in this country. We're seeing manufacturing going offshore. And yet we've got a minister who's more focused on New York than he is on this country here—shame!