Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:14): I think there is no doubt we all know that Australians are grappling with the impact of rising energy costs—Australian households, Australian business, Australian industry. Those opposite might like to push this aside, but the world is dealing with the most significant shock to energy markets in 50 years due to Russia's prolonged attack on Ukraine. Russia's willingness to weaponise energy has caused havoc in global markets, and it has sent coal and gas prices through the roof. Domestically, what else are we dealing with? A decade of denial and chaos in energy policy which saw four gigawatts of dispatchable energy exit the system. Guess how many gigawatts came in under you? One. Not only have we got a global economic shock and a global shock to energy markets but we are dealing with a decade in which you ensured that supply exited the market. That's the reality. The P RESIDENT: Minister Wong, please resume your seat. Senator Henderson? Senator Henderson: President, I just ask you to remind Senator Wong to direct her comments through the chair. Thank you. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Henderson. I will remind the minister to direct her comments through the chair. Senator WONG: But I enjoy looking at Senator Duniam so much! We have a nice exchange across the chamber. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT : Order! Senator WONG: He's one of the people on that side I have some regard for, and he's always happy to have a chat across the chamber. But if it offends people I will turn this way; if they prefer that I talk to the President, that's fine. As I said, we are dealing with energy prices which are rising much faster than was ever anticipated because of the significant shock to energy markets, the weaponisation of energy by Russia, which has caused havoc in the global markets, and also a decade of chaos, which has seen so much dispatchable capacity leave the system and only one gigawatt enter to replace losses. The PRESIDENT: Senator Duniam, your first supplementary question?