Mr BOWEN (McMahon—Minister for Climate Change and Energy) (14:08): I appreciate the question from the honourable member. She asked about promises on electricity prices. She asked about promises politicians make on electricity prices. And I understand the sensitivity— Opposition members: Yours! The SPEAKER: The minister will pause. We are 14 seconds into an answer. I can't hear what the minister is saying. The Leader of the Nationals is going to remain silent for the remainder of this question, otherwise he won't stay. Fourteen seconds. The minister now has two minutes and 46 seconds. Mr BOWEN: Of course, it is not unusual for promises to be made about electricity prices. For example, the member for Hume, in the 2019 election, promised a wholesale price of $70 a megawatt hour. Mr Taylor: Below that! Mr BOWEN: And he says, 'Oh, look, it's below that.' Well, it is now. It is now; that is true. But, on the day of the 2022 election, it was $286 a megawatt-hour. As of today, it is under $70 a megawatt hour— Opposition members interjecting— The SPEAKER: The minister will pause. I remind the member for Moncrief that there is only one point of order taken on relevance, so I will hear what she has to say. It is early in the answer, but I will give her the call. Ms Bell: The point of order is on relevance. There was nothing in the question about coalition policies. It was asking— The SPEAKER: Resume your seat. The minister is able to do some compare and contrast, but his answer cannot be all about the coalition and their policy. He knows that. Now that he is one minute into the answer there will be no more points of order on relevance because that has already been done. Mr BOWEN: Certainly, I was pointing out and will continue to point out that when we came to office the wholesale price of energy was $286 a megawatt-hour after the member for Hume had promised it would be $70 a megawatt-hour. As of today, it is $64 a megawatt-hour, and that is less than to $286—it's less than $70. And it's a result of several things, including coal and gas caps that were put in place by this government, this Prime Minister, opposed by that Leader of the Opposition, who opposes absolutely everything he ever sees. It's a result of international pressures changing. It's a result of more renewables in the system. Trigger warning: I mentioned renewables. I know it sends those opposite off, but it's a statement of fact. It's just a trigger warning to assist—I'm always here to help—and we'll continue to do what it takes to put downward pressure on energy prices, while those opposite promised lower prices are delivered higher prices.