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

The question and the proposition outlined in the question are simply wrong. We are delivering on our Powering Australia plan, and the uncomfortable truth that Senator Scarr is refusing to acknowledge is the chaos and dysfunction that we inherited from you. We are not only delivering on our Powering Australia plan; we are also fixing the mess that they left. We are fixing the mess in the energy markets that you left, where the lights were going to go out and there wasn't enough supply, and the energy price increases that you hid before the election—20 per cent increases.

We are fixing supply and we are working on how we can manage downward pressure on energy prices. We've been upfront with the community about the situation we are facing. At the same time, whilst fixing up all your mess, we're delivering on our commitments. (Time expired)