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

We understand the importance of certainty. We understand the importance of certainty—policy certainty—to deliver affordable energy. We understand the importance of energy bill relief, which is why we delivered relief; they opposed it. It's why we are focused on adding supply to the system and, as I said, providing certainty. Support and certainty—that's what we're delivering.

What are they delivering? More division. They haven't learnt the lesson of the last election, and they certainly haven't changed. We've got the shadow minister for energy gaslighting his moderate colleagues like Senator Ruston and Senator Bragg about coal, and we have Senator Hanson with her new best friend and apparent successor, Mr Joyce, reportedly coming up with the Liberals' energy policy over dinner. How embarrassing! You have your energy policy worked out by Senator Hanson and Mr Joyce. This is what the Liberal Party has been reduced to. You're being dictated to by others. You can't— (Time expired)