Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (NT, Country Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Skills and Training) | Link to this | Hansard source

Labor makes a promise. Labor breaks a promise. When Labor came to power, Australians were told their power bills would be cut by $275 a year—not maybe, not eventually—by 2025. Wasn't that last year? Well, Territorians surely heard it. Territorians believed it, and Labor repeated it again and again. The member for Solomon promoted it. The member for Lingiari promoted it. But last week, during estimates hearings in the Northern Territory, the CLP member for Drysdale, Clinton Howe, asked a very simple question: 'have Territory household power bills fallen by $275 a year?' The answer from Jacana Energy was fairly simple—no, they have not dropped, not according to politicians but according to the Territory's own electricity retailer. Then came another question: has Jacana Energy received any correspondence from the federal government about delivering that promise? The answer: no. Any correspondence from the member for Solomon? No, not one letter, not one request, not one follow up. The only follow up the member for Lingiari managed was to delete references to the $275 rebate off her social media. Meanwhile, the average Territory household bill sits at around $2,300 a year. Territorians are doing it tough. More families are seeking hardship assistance. More customers are falling behind on bills, and yet the promises remain unfilled. If you promised Territorians lower power bills, you should be prepared to explain why it never actually happened. The promise was $275 off. There was nothing.