QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator AYRES (New South Wales—Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science) (14:27): It absolutely underscores the importance of the task that the government is engaged in, delivering on Australia's energy security requirements. In the electricity system, record renewables are replacing fossil fuels, particularly coal, making our grid cheaper, more reliable and cleaner to run.

Since May, we have added over 22 gigawatts of renewables, wind and solar to the grid. Almost 455,000 cheaper home batteries, 12 gigawatts of usable capacity, is leading lower wholesale prices and almost 100 times the energy storage capacity of South Australia's Hornsdale big battery, built over eight years ago in this program. Every step along the way, whether it's on fuel, whether it's on electricity— (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator O'Neill, second supplementary?