Mr THOMPSON (Herbert) (13:45): There was some great news for Australians this morning, and that is that an update from the ACCC has found that access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy is improving on the back of the strong action taken by the Morrison government to deliver a fairer deal on energy. But, while all this is good news for those people who can shop around to get a better deal, unfortunately it's not so great for the people of Herbert, and that is because of the Queensland state Labor government. Because of state Labor's policies, there is only one retailer for those in North Queensland, and that is a government-owned energy provider which has the monopoly on the market. There is no shopping around in North Queensland and no competition, which means astronomically high prices. A few months ago, I wrote to the Labor Premier and asked her to give consideration to introducing competition into the market. What did she respond with? 'No.' I also asked the state LNP opposition leader, Deb Frecklington, what an LNP government would do. Straightaway, she said she'd move to introduce competition. The Morrison government is doing all we can to make electricity prices more affordable for the people of Herbert. It's time for state Labor to get out of the way. I call on the member for Oxley to pick up the phone, call his brother and let him know there are places outside the south-east corner, like Herbert. (Time expired)