Mr O'DOWD (Flynn) (16:08): I am pleased to speak on this MPI this afternoon and dispel the mistruths peddled by those opposite—and, believe me, I cannot go through the whole lot this afternoon, because time will not permit me. This government is delivering on two key election promises. The first one was to scrap the carbon tax. In scrapping the carbon tax we have reduced the household electricity prices. Queensland, which is my state— An honourable member interjecting— Mr O'DOWD: Pink batts is another story—another sad, sad story. It cost us in the billions. In Queensland, electricity prices have come down since the abolition of the carbon tax. Ergon Energy are down 9.4 per cent; PowerDirect are down 9.2 per cent; Simply Energy are down nine per cent; Energy Australia are down 8.3 per cent; Origin Energy are down eight per cent; EnergyAustralia are down 9.3 per cent; ERM Power are down 9.1 per cent; and AGL Energy are down 8.7 per cent. Need I go on? Gas prices have also come down. Origin Energy are down by four per cent; AGL Energy are down by 3.2 per cent; and AGL Energy and Origin in small business are down 6.4 per cent and 4.5 per cent respectively. We are implementing our direct action policy. Those on the other side do not believe in the direct action policy. Well, I can tell you that the people of Australia know what the direct action policy is, and that is why they voted for us at the last election. Opposition members interjecting— Mr O'DOWD: They know and you do not know. That is why you are sitting on that side and we are on this side. Just keep that in mind. Opposition members interjecting— Mr O'DOWD: If you want to keep acting the way you are and sticking with your policies—if you ever announce your policies, but they seem to be the same as they were last term—you will be on that side for a damn long time. There is no risk about that. I would like to be as certain about backing the Melbourne Cup winner next Tuesday! In my electorate I have a very big company called Boyne Smelters, which is run by Rio Tinto. With the carbon tax, they were paying $15 million a year. For the RET they were paying $25 million a year. Since the GST they have been producing aluminium below cost because the market has fallen away, but these two charges alone—the $15 million plus the $25 million—has not helped their survival at all. I dare any of you on that side to go to the Boyne Smelters site and tell them how your carbon tax and your RET have helped the workers of Boyne Smelters. There are a thousand jobs there and they are all earning pretty good money. Those jobs would have been under a major threat had we not come into power and abolished the carbon tax. Opposition members interjecting— Mr O'DOWD: Come up to Boyne Smelters and tell the workers of Boyne Smelters about your policy. Ms Rowland: You need to calm down. Mr O'DOWD: I need to calm down? I do not need to calm down. I am fighting for the workers in my area—which you on that side should be doing. You say that the Boyne Smelters is a big polluter. The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Hon. BC Scott ): Member for Flynn, it is not me saying that. Mr O'DOWD: I am telling you that for the last two years— The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Member for Flynn, order! Member for Flynn, you might direct your comments not to me but through me. The use of the word 'you' is directing them at me. Mr O'DOWD: If you get them to shut-up, Mr Deputy Speaker, I will be able to get on with my speech. Ms Rowland interjecting— Mr O'DOWD: There she goes—she is like a parrot; like a cockatiel! Boyne Smelters have spent $500 million on a carbon bake, which has reduced their emissions enormously, and they intend to spend further money under our direct action policy. That will happen under our policy—not your policy. Opposition members interjecting— The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! The member for Flynn has the call. Mr O'DOWD: What I am saying is that you on that side robbed $40 million from that company. Opposition members interjecting— Ms Rowland: You are using taxpayers' money to subsidise polluters. Mr O'DOWD: You are a joke! The DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! The time allotted for this discussion has expired. I remind all members of this chamber that the use of the word 'you' is a direct reflection on the chair—and I might remind the member for Flynn that I am not joke. But he might give me the winner of the Melbourne Cup if he has a clue about who might win that next week—just a bit of levity as we end this sitting fortnight.