Senate debates

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

Questions without Notice

Energy

2:18 pm

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

Now we've just got the Labor Party making stuff up. Nobody is spending billions of dollars underwriting new power plants. We have absolutely indicated that we will respond to and act upon recommendations from the ACCC, who have done a very good report. If the Labor Party haven't read it, I would encourage them to look at the ACCC report. I'd encourage them to look at the recommendations, which also apply in a technology-neutral way. They apply in a technology-neutral way just the same as the National Energy Guarantee does, because it's not about picking winners in the Turnbull government's policy; it's about picking policies that give us the lowest possible prices, policies that give us the most reliable energy, policies that meet our international commitments but do so with the lowest price and reliable energy. Ultimately, whether it's in the NEG or in response to the ACCC approach, they will be the priorities that drive us and drive our policy responses.

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