Thursday, 18 June 2026

 Tom McINTOSH (Eastern Victoria) (12:51): (2409) My constituency question is for the Minister for Energy and Resources in the other place. Minister, how is the Labor government taking pressure off power prices in Eastern Victoria? Make no doubt about it, One Nation, the Liberals and the Nationals will make you pay more on your power bills. Nuclear is more expensive and slower to build – nearly 20 years. The UK’s nuclear reactor has been 20 years in the making at nearly $100 billion. Renewables can be rolled out at a fraction of the price and much, much faster. One Nation, hand in hand with the Liberals and the Nationals, want to make our country more American and less Australian. The reality is One Nation are anti-worker. They will drive down your pay, and they will cut the services you rely on. With One Nation, you will be on your own. So do not take the pay and conditions you have for granted, because One Nation will take them away.

Melina Bath: On a point of order, President, a constituency question must relate to the region, and I would ask you to investigate whether that holds up under the standing orders.

Members interjecting.

The PRESIDENT: Order! Order, please! Ms Bath, as to your point of order, I will look at that. I think it may not have been a constituency question, so I will let the member know after I have had a look at it.