QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator AYRES (New South Wales—Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister for Science) (14:12): Thanks, Senator Ghosh. That is exactly what this is about. The former government did not deal with this set of questions.

When we came to government, gas was sitting at around $60 a gigajoule, and today we have an opportunity to reshape the gas market so that it acts in Australia's interests. The last government was not able to grapple with this. At the last election campaign Mr Dutton devised a plan on the back of an envelope—a gas reservation plan that delivered no gas, reserved no gas.

We are about taking the serious steps that are required in Australia's national interest to make sure Australian gas is reserved for Australian industry and for Australian households. The PRESIDENT: Senator Ghosh, second supplementary.