Thursday, 19 March 2026

 Tom McINTOSH (Eastern Victoria) (12:51): (2247) My question is for the Minister for Energy and Resources in the other place. Minister, how is the Victorian government progressing on meeting its renewable energy targets? Many of my constituents in Eastern Victoria express concern over the use of nuclear power in the state, raising questions on its practicality due to its cost and time to build. We know that the Liberals have no plan on energy. They are holding on to their dream of nuclear, even while England’s first nuclear energy plant in 30 years is five years over time and blowing out a budget, running at a cost of about $100 billion. If the Liberals had their way, they would have a similar plan that would see the bill go to taxpayers. Forty per cent of home owners in this state have solar panels on their roofs. They know it makes sense; they know it is a cheap way to make electricity. When will the Liberals end their ideological hatred of low-cost new-technology energy generation?