Hollie Hughes (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

It would be nice to see those standards applied across the board, Senator Ciccone, but I know you are one of the few with integrity that sit on the other side. What we know is that—97 times—we were all promised $275 off our power bill. Those who understand the energy market know that there are more renewables in the market than ever before, but what's happening to power bills? Up they go, up they go and up they go. We're going to see an increase in power bills.

We're probably going to see calls again to not put your dishwasher on after 6 pm. So for all those families who now have the extra six weeks paid parental leave, don't go washing those nappies or bibs after 6 pm—because the power's not on; you can't afford the power. You can't afford the power for all that extra time at home developing those brains. We know that those brains needing to be developed in our young children don't count if they're in the regions. There's been millions of dollars pulled from autism centres in regional Queensland, because families with autism don't count to those opposite. They only like to support the 32 per cent of Australians that actually voted for those opposite—punishing the other 68 per cent of Australians.

When we talk about renewable energy and this cheaper energy that was planned, and how it was all going to come through with an 82 per cent renewable target by 2030, what I thought I'd point out—even for those on my far left because I don't think they understand what the actual requirements of this are—is that 40 seven-megawatt wind turbines will need to be installed every month until 2030. So I'm just wondering—we're nearly at the end of October. Where are the first 40 going, and where are the next 40 going in November and the 40 after that in December? That's 120 needed by the end of the year. I'm sure we'll get an update on where those 120 wind turbines, by the end of the year, are going to be installed to ensure that we can work towards Mr Bowen's target.

On top of that, more than 22,000 500-watt panels need to be installed every day. Where are they going? Over prime agricultural land? Who's going to make them? The Uyghurs in China? We don't seem to have a problem with slave labour when it comes to solar panels. We don't seem to have a problem with the landfill they create once they're finished with. We don't have any problems with that. We need over 60 million solar panels by 2030. For those in the gallery, we need 60 million. Have a look at where they're going to go—on your house, in your backyard, on agricultural land—along with those wind turbines.

Question agreed to.