Senate debates Regulations and Determinations
Industry Research and Development (Underwriting New Generation Investments Program) Instrument 2021; Disallowance
Larissa Waters Queensland, Australian Greens
3:38 pm
I move:
That the Industry Research and Development (Underwriting New Generation Investments Program) Instrument 2021, made under the Industry Research and Development Act 1986, be disallowed.
Jonathon Duniam Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Fisheries and Forestry
I seek leave to make a short statement.
Jonathon Duniam Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Fisheries and Forestry
Australian households are hurting, with high energy bills and rising interest rates. Electricity and gas prices will rise by something like 50 per cent in 2023. The Australian Energy Regulator has warned that energy prices will remain high for years, driven by generator closures and a looming shortfall in gas supply, and Labor has already broken its $275 lower energy bill election promise. It does not have a plan for new, reliable 24/7 energy generation.
The Underwriting New Generation Investments Program is essential to keep delivering the dispatchable energy generation Australia requires to keep the lights on and the pressure on prices.
Sue Lines President
The question is that business of the Senate No. 1 standing in the name of Senator Waters be agreed to.