Senator HANSON-YOUNG (South Australia) (13:18): I rise to speak to this motion for the suspension of standing orders today. The Australian Greens will be supporting this hours motion. We think it is absolutely important that this place does its job. The sheer hypocrisy of the mob on that side complaining about process, complaining about integrity, complaining that you had to rock up to work and do something! When was it? It was only a few years ago when, at this exact time, rather than be here while the country burnt, the Prime Minister was off having a bloody holiday! Senator McKenzie: President, on a point of order: we're very, very happy to stay as long as Senator Hanson-Young would like— The PRESIDENT: Senator McKenzie, what's the point of order? Senator McKenzie: Well, to be honest, I didn't really have one. Senator Hanson-Young interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Hanson-Young, I have not called you back to your feet. Senator McGrath interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator McGrath, seriously! Your interjections particularly have been incredibly disorderly and disrespectful. You have constantly called out when I've called the Senate to order. I can barely hear Senator Hanson-Young particularly because of your interjections. She has the right to be heard in silence, and that's what I am asking senators to do. Sen ator Colbeck interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Colbeck, it is not okay to speak out when I'm calling the Senate to order. Senator Hanson-Young, please continue. Senator HANSON-YOUNG: Only a few years ago, at this exact time of year, rather than pulling the country together, we know the former Prime Minister, Mr Morrison, was off having a holiday instead of working. Here we are. We've been asked today to come back and pass an important piece of legislation that will relieve pressure for everyday Australians, and this mob over here want to complain. They are squawking like seagulls over here. The PRESIDENT: Senator Hanson-Young, please resume your seat. Senator Shoebridge? Senator Shoebridge: On a point of order, President: I really cannot hear Senator Hanson-Young's contribution over the opposition. Who would have thought a policy that— The PRESIDENT: Senator Shoebridge, you've made your point of order. I will call senators once again to listen in respectful silence. Senator HANSON-YOUNG: It's such irony from the opposition over here to squawk like seagulls about process, about integrity and about the honour of the parliament when the bloke who couldn't hold a hose decided secretly to nominate himself as minister after minister after minister. So let's actually come back to the point of what we are here to do today. We are here to relieve the pressure on everyday Australians, because power bills are rising, because cost of living is rising and because the big companies—the big coal and the big gas corporations—have been ripping off Australians for years. Greed, greed, greed! Here we are trying to do something about it. We are trying to make sure that everyday Australians can actually start to get an idea of what this government can do to help relieve the pressure, to put in place a plan, to bring down power bills and to bring down pollution while we're at it. The big corporations—the big gas and coal corporations—are crying poor. I know why the opposition are squawking like seagulls. It's because they are the mouthpieces of the big coal and gas companies. What are we hearing from them? 'Oh, it's all too hard. It's all too hard!' Well, cry me a river. These are the very corporations that have been profiteering off the pain of everyday Australians and profiteering, may I say, off the bloodshed of the war in Ukraine, an illegal war. That is what these companies have been doing. Rather than standing up for everyday people, you have this mob in here crying poor and squawking. When are these companies going to be held to account? For a decade, the opposition—the Liberal and National parties under various leaderships—could do nothing to rein them in, nothing to put in place a plan to reduce pollution and nothing to reduce power bills. Everyday people in this country know that the cheapest and the cleanest form of power is renewables, and they want the government to get on and help them. That is why we have worked hard to negotiate to get some outcomes on this bill. It's not perfect. Of course, it's not perfect. This is all about negotiation and compromise. We will keep the government's feet to the fire. You know what really should be going on? These big corporations should be paying their fair share of tax. There should be a windfall tax on them because greed, greed, greed off the back of people's misery is their modus operandi and it is time that came to an end. Today, we have the— The PRESIDENT: Senator Hanson-Young, please resume your seat. Senator McKim interjecting— The PRESIDENT : Order, Senator McKim! I have a senator on his feet. Senator Canavan? Senator Canavan: I have a point of order on relevance, Madam President. This motion is about the hours of the day. I know Senator Hanson-Young is losing her cool here, but she is starting to talk about issues that have nothing do with the legislation that is before us today or this motion. It's completely irrelevant. The PRESIDENT: Please continue, Senator Hanson-Young. Senator HANSON-YOUNG: The biggest shill for the gas and the coal industry in this place, of course, is Senator Canavan over here. No wonder he's squawking, because his mates in the coal industry are saying: 'You've got to stand up for us because we might make less money. We might actually be held to account for once.' That's what's going on. There is no bigger supporter for coal and the greed of the coal industry than Senator Canavan