Senate debates

Thursday, 5 February 2026

Questions without Notice

Cost of Living

2:12 pm

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

Australia is already a leader in rooftop solar—a world leader—and, thanks to the Albanese government's Cheaper Home Batteries Program, we are also making strides with battery storage, and we've taken around 30 per cent off home batteries to permanently cut power bills. Over 200,000 cheaper home batteries have been installed across Australia since 1 July. We are very proud, in South Australia, that we lead the nation, with the most installations per capita, with more than 26,000 installations. And this comes at a time when renewable energy is hitting record highs. This government has brought a record seven dispatchable gigawatts of new energy supply into the pipeline.

Of course, those opposite might like to know, with their attention to facts and details, how many equivalent gigawatts came on when the former coalition was in government: just one. So we are bringing on more power and investing in renewable energy— (Time expired)

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