Fiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Deputy Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, I can. The consequence would be a return to the catastrophic policy uncertainty we saw under Labor. Over the last decade, Labor has adopted more than a dozen energy and climate policies from the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the emissions trading scheme, the citizens' assembly through to the carbon tax—we all remember the carbon tax! The then Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, promised there would be 'no carbon tax under a government I lead'—one of the biggest broken promises that we saw from the Labor Party.

The last time Labor was in office, electricity prices doubled, increasing by 101 per cent. People can pay higher prices under Bill Shorten, who wants $66 billion in higher subsidies and in more subsidies under his emissions reduction target compared to zero under the coalition. Zero! Whether it was Kevin Rudd or Julia Gillard doubling energy prices, or Jay Weatherill causing rolling blackouts, Labor cannot be trusted on energy policy. (Time expired)