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

Senator, you would be aware that this government has continued to invest in services for regional Australia and services for all Australians; has continued to advocate for wage increases; and has helped deliver wage increases, including in the care economy, which have benefited Australians across this country. When it comes to energy policy, I would also make this point: we know that what happened when you were in government was that capacity exited the system, and we know that many coal-fired power stations flagged that they were going to retire, and you did nothing about this. We are engaged in a transition. We know it is tough. We know what it has meant in terms of prices, but we are dealing with shifting from a grid and an energy system that was declining to a— (Time expired)