Karen Grogan (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My apologies, President. I just won't look at Senator Duniam, because I am tempted to address some of the commentary he made. But I will go back to the bill, because someone needs to talk about what this piece of legislation is actually about.

Let's be clear, this is a bill to address an issue. What might not be clear, from the commentary we have had so far, is that the coalition designed and passed the enabling legislation to establish the offshore wind industry. From the commentary we've heard so far today, you wouldn't know or grasp that. You would think that they've always hated offshore and onshore wind—hell, any form of renewable energy doesn't seem to be their bag. But no, they passed the enabling legislation—