George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

No, Senator Collins. Once again, Senator Collins, all you're interested in is the politics of an issue. What we're interested in is getting the policy right, and that is why, as the Treasurer, Mr Morrison, pointed out to Andrew Probyn on Insiders yesterday, we've taken a number of measures in order to protect the interests of Australian consumers to ensure they have reliable and affordable supply. We have restricted gas exports—something, by the way, that you ought to have done and Mr Butler last week conceded the failure to do had a significant effect on domestic energy prices and was a serious mistake.

We've ensured that Australia's energy suppliers are giving Australian consumers the best deal they can give them by being more transparent about their pricing. We've ensured new regulatory arrangements in particular to prevent the— (Time expired)