Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you to Senator Hanson for the question. Senator Hanson may be aware that the transition from carbon-intensive energy generation to renewables did occur earlier in South Australia. I think we all know there have been challenges with how that has been. With that, given the speed with which that had to occur—

An honourable senator interjecting —

It did have to occur, yes. I would make this point: the reason that we say renewables are cheaper is that's what the data shows. I would refer you to—