Senate debates
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
Questions without Notice
Fossil Fuel Industry
2:51 pm
Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source
Four-out-of-six refineries closed under whom? Under you. Four-out-of-six refineries closed under you, and then 24-out-of-28 coal-fired power stations closed under you. The problem is you have irrational economic policies which do not help Australians. And we see that in the closure of the things that you care about—on this front, refineries closed under you, just as coal fire closed under you because there was a lack of investment.
Minister Ayres made clear yesterday that we hold more fuel now than at any time in the last 15 years. (Time expired)
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