Tuesday, 21 June 2022

Dr READ: On that note, I also raise with concern a promotion for AGL Energy being run through the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing. AGL owns three coal-burning power stations, including the brown coal burning Loy Yang A, one of the world’s biggest polluters, which is not scheduled to close until the 2040s—despite the aforementioned climate emergency. I am grateful to a constituent who alerted me to the government’s assistance to AGL in expanding their share of the energy market through marketing their seniors energy plan. I urge the government to promote renewable energy providers instead.