Mr HUNT (Flinders—Minister for the Environment) (14:09): Thank you to the member for Lindsay for her question. I believe that this is the 29th question on the environment from this side of chamber but, after 9½ months, more than 410 questions— Mr Husic interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Chifley will leave under 94(a). The member for Chifley then left the chamber. Mr HUNT: and, to the best of my recollection, not one question on the environment, nothing from the opposition—nothing about the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement, nothing about the feral pig eradication program, nothing about the Western Sydney conservation corridor. Hello, good to see you! Mr Dreyfus: Madam Speaker, on a point of order: this is just the minister hurling abuse and nothing he has said is relevant to the— The SPEAKER: The member will resume his seat. There is no point of order and that is an abuse of the points of order. As well, he should know. Mr HUNT: From the member who called Canada a pariah, that is a great comment—a real triumph of diplomacy, that one. Let me make these points: as the member for Lindsay says, her electorate is suffering more from higher electricity and gas prices than they need to. But on Monday of this week, AGL, which services numerous customers in her electorate, made the following statement: … price reductions will flow through to residential and small business customers, if the carbon repeal legislation is passed by the Federal Parliament. A very interesting thing happened just an hour and a half ago: in the Senate, the Labor Party voted to try to put back the repeal date for the carbon legislation; they voted to try to put back the consideration of the carbon legislation. There will be a new Senate soon and, when that happens, they will consider it— Mr Shorten: Who told you? Mr HUNT: No-one told you, Buster. When that happens, they will consider it at the earliest possible time. Do you know what happens? AGL has said that they will reduce— Opposition members interjecting— The SPEAKER: I know it is Thursday of the second week of sitting. I know there are many people who do not want to stay late tonight and seem to want an early mark. We can assist them leave. Mr HUNT: Origin will reduce prices. Alinta will reduce prices. Energy Australia will reduce prices, and in Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT— Mr Perrett interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Moreton will leave under 94(a). The member for Moreton then left the chamber. Mr HUNT: the regulators have all said that they will reduce prices. More than that, the ACCC will be on the job, but we are happy to take the considerations of members of this House and to go even further to enshrine in legislation guarantees over and above what we already have so prices will be lower than they would otherwise have been. Electricity and gas costs will be down, and the people who are standing directly in the way ought to realise that change is coming, and that change will mean lower electricity and gas prices.