Mr WYATT (Hasluck—Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Indigenous Health) (15:13): I thank the member for Bennelong for his continued interest in aged care. I was concerned when I read in the Queensland Courier-Mail that soaring power prices and shortages could disrupt aged care services, putting old people at risk. You asked me what a risk is in all of this. I want to say that this government recognises the importance of good energy policy and security, and this is why we've taken decisive action to act on this issue. The CEO of the Australian Energy Market Operator, Audrey Zibelman said, 'The power system does not have the reserves it once had, and therefore a balance of peak summer demand in real time provides a heightened risk to supply.' I know that the issues we currently face are a direct result of Labor's total lack of action on energy policy in government and their ideological pursuit of higher energy prices and an unstable energy system. Labor admitted its role in creating this problem when the member for Port Adelaide, Mark Butler, said on Insiders in August, 'Everyone knew there was going to be an impact on prices.' Labor's own energy white paper in 2012 stated that there are likely to be short-to-medium term transitional pressures in the eastern market. Mr Khalil interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Wills is warned. Mr WYATT: These will manifest in tighter supply and higher prices yet, despite this advice, Labor did nothing. While the Labor Party, with blackouts around the country, is twiddling its thumbs, the government has implemented mechanisms to lift the restrictions on gas exports to ensure there is adequate supply of affordable gas for Australian consumers. The contrast could not be clearer. We have a party of blackouts opposite that is ideologically opposed to affordable and reliable energy and that ignores its own warnings and risks to its policies and does nothing. This government and this Prime Minister are focused on putting downward pressure on electricity prices and ensuring that all Australians, particularly older Australians, have a reliable source of energy into the hot summer months. That is why the building of the Snowy Hydro 2.0 will make renewable energy more reliable. Nothing is more concerning than seeing older Australians being put at risk because of energy policies from those on the other side. We will ensure that they're cared for and that electricity reliability looks after them during the winter and summer months, when they become vulnerable. The SPEAKER: The Manager of Opposition Business. Mr Burke: The minister was reading word for word for almost the entire answer from a document, I ask that it be tabled. The SPEAKER: The Manager of Opposition Business will resume his seat. Was the minister reading from a confidential document? Opposition members interjecting— The SPEAKER: If you'd stop interjecting, I might hear his answer. Was the minister reading from a confidential document? Mr Wyatt: It is a confidential document.