Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment) | Hansard source

I thank the senator for his question. Our government has been working across a range of fronts to ensure that energy prices are contained and come down. What we've seen is that there are emerging signs in some quarters of price relief in terms of consumers being able to access lower energy prices. Consumers, of course, who find themselves on default plans now find that, without question, they are in a position to enjoy better deals as a result of the reforms that this government has put in place. The reforms we've put in place in relation to the gouging that has occurred in terms of the gold plating of infrastructure and the like are, again, about keeping prices as low as possible into the future. These reforms across the board, whether they relate of to retail, generation or transmission—