Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Environment and Water) Share this | Hansard source

Thanks, Senator Dowling. The Albanese government's approval of renewable energy projects and stable energy policy is supported by a wide range of people, like Innes Willox from the Ai Group, who said, 'This approach will help facilitate the deployment of renewable energy and storage technology.' Danielle Wood, from the Productivity Commission, said, 'Given we're relying on the private sector to make investments, having some sense of the rules of the game is really important for business.'

Of course, you don't need to go far in this building to find people who oppose net zero, like Senator Cash, who led the charge on the weekend at the WA Liberal convention to oppose net zero, putting her at odds with the opposition leader, Sussan Ley. Why would the coalition's Senate leader publicly take on her party leader? Yesterday, News Ltd columnist James Campbell offered some views, saying:

Now when a previously somnolent—

Meaning 'sleepy'—

Liberal senator suddenly starts going like Rocket Racer on the elephant juice there's almost invariably a one-word explanation: preselection.