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

Yes, Senator O'Sullivan, I can. The former Queensland Labor government merged three generation companies into two and the Palaszczuk government wanted to take this further by merging them down into one. This is what the chairman of the ACCC, Rod Sims, said about that policy of the Palaszczuk Labor government and the further generation concentration:

It is a great worry.

They … turned Queensland from one of the most competitive generation sectors to the least.

That's what Rod Sims, the chairman of the ACCC, said about the Queensland Labor government's power policy.

Since the Labor government caved in and gave a direction to one of its state-owned generators, Stanwell, we saw an immediate 20 per cent reduction in prices, which begs the question of why the Palaszczuk government hasn't reined in its other 800-pound gorilla of a state-owned generator. That's why Queenslanders should welcome the LNP's commitment to unwind Labor's merger of electricity generation assets. (Time expired)