Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

The government's broader approach is delivering a modern electricity system. Since May 2022 we've added over 18 gigawatts of renewables, wind and solar, to the grid. That means more jobs and more electricity, and we're going to need more electricity for our industrial ambitions, our Future Made in Australia ambitions and the data centres of the future in Western Australia and everywhere else. That is why we are focused on development and progress, not going backwards. That's why, under the last government, you had four gigawatts going out of the system and only one gigawatt going in, leaving a legacy of despair for industrial projects around the country. We took a look at these issues last week, and the focus on how it is—that we work across government to deliver faster approval times, more progress and bigger projects for— (Time expired)