Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

We haven't wasted a day in getting on with the job of cleaning up the chaos, division and dysfunction left by the previous government, for which Australian households have been paying the price. The fact is that climate change policy is energy policy and it's good economic policy. We can drive down emissions and drive down power bills at the same time. Our detailed Powering Australia plan will create 604,000 jobs, with five out of six of them to be created in the regions. The plan will spur $76 billion worth of investment, and it will deliver 82 per cent renewable energy by 2030, consistent with AEMO's step-change scenario, which projects 83 per cent renewable energy. The Powering Australia plan includes modernising our ageing electricity grid, investing in renewable metals and renewable energy, 85 solar banks, 400 community batteries, 10,000 new energy apprenticeships and a new energy skills program—showing how we can seize the opportunity that comes from this change.