Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Education and Training) Share this | Hansard source

The removal of the South Australian Labor government absolutely clears a major threat to sensible energy policy in Australia. It removes a government that, for the sake of having a fight with Canberra, is opposed to rather than pursuing good, sensible energy policy. It removes a government that puts cheap headlines ahead of the electricity bills of South Australians. We are confident that Steven Marshall and the new Liberal government in South Australia will put good policy before those cheap headlines. In terms of threats to sensible energy policy, the question is: what will Mr Shorten and the Labor Party do? Senator Wong came out just last week and said she supported Mr Weatherill's 75 per cent renewable energy target. What is the Labor Party's renewable energy target now? Is it 40 per cent, is it 50 per cent, is it 75 per cent? What is the Labor Party's position on the National Energy Guarantee? Are they for it or are they against it? Who knows what Labor's policy is, but you can be confident Australians will pay the price for it. (Time expired)