QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator AYRES (New South Wales—Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science) (14:49): It will be a source of disappointment. Every time Australia succeeds, it's a source of heartache and misery over there, isn't it? You feel sad when Australia does well.

We are making progress. There are 22 gigawatts of new generation capacity in the grid. Default market offer shows that the Albanese government's work in this area, after a decade of disinvestment and decay in the electricity system—it was utterly irresponsible, what Mr Taylor did.

He wrecked our fuel refineries. He wrecked our electricity system— The PRESIDENT: Senator Roberts on a point of order? Senator Roberts: It is on relevance.

Why are electricity bills rising? I didn't ask about someone in the lower house. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Roberts.

I will draw the minister back to your question. Senator AYRES: He wrecked our electricity system, wrecked our fuel refineries, didn't invest in transmission— The PRESIDENT: Minister Ayres. Senator AYRES: and did more to damage Australian energy security— The PRESIDENT: Minister Ayres!

Senator AYRES: than anybody in our history.