The Hon Angus Taylor MP Transcripts
SUBJECTS: More reliable and affordable power; Malcolm Turnbull
TOM CONNELL: The Government, of course, announced its latest plan on energy yesterday and joining me is the Energy Minister, Angus Taylor here in the studio. Thanks for your time.
ANGUS TAYLOR: Thanks for having me Tom.
TOM CONNELL: The headline figure - customers saving up to $831 a year; this was only in South Australia where the biggest saving came. Explain how this actually happens.
TIM SHAW: I'm pleased to say Angus Taylor Minister for Energy and member for Hume joins me now. Minister, good morning.
ANGUS TAYLOR: Good morning Tim, thanks for having me.
TIM SHAW: Great small business here in Mitchell, Pure Gelato - I bet they're paying a fortune for their energy.
ALAN JONES: I told you yesterday the Government would be unveiling a plan, which it claims will allow families and business to save hundreds of dollars a year off their power bills, and they've announced that the Australian Energy Regulator has started work on a price safety net. Now, I'll talk to Angus Taylor in just a moment. The concern I have here, Angus - and I know you're listening to me and it will be the first question I'll ask you - when we're prosecuting a case, we have to be able to do it in language that people understand.
MELINDA JAMES: I'm joined now by Energy Minister Angus Taylor. Angus Taylor, good morning.
ANGUS TAYLOR: Morning, Melinda.
MELINDA JAMES: So, there are a few things at play here - you're talking about a new default power price. Can you explain to us how this would work?
CHRIS SMITH: Now, households could save at least between $273 and $832 a year on their power bills under a suite of changes proposed by the Morrison Government. According to a press conference that was held about 30 minutes ago, the Government will move to set a default price for electricity in line with a recommendation from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's inquiry into retail power prices. However, Labor says the Coalition is playing catch up on a policy the Opposition announced in August.
JONATHAN GREEN: Would you like a cheaper power bill? I'm sure you would. Do you trust the Government and what it's announced today to deliver that for you? Let us know - 0418 226 576, send us a text. Will the Government lower your power price? Because it's decoupled that from its efforts to lower emissions and the Government is, as we hear today, pushing ahead with what's left of the National Energy Guarantee. Today, it outlined measures to establish a default energy price that retailers will be required to offer customers.
LEIGH SALES: The Prime Minister's putting energy companies on notice, that he expects electricity bills to come down before the next federal election, but alongside that is the challenge of keeping power supplies reliable, particularly as we head into summer. Angus Taylor's the Energy Minister. He joined me from Canberra. Angus Taylor, thanks for being with us.
ANGUS TAYLOR: Thanks for having me, Leigh.
LEIGH SALES: Scott Morrison today used the term ‘fair-dinkum power generation’ - what does that mean?
SUBJECTS: More reliable and affordable power; Border protection.
PRIME MINISTER: Good morning everyone. This morning Angus and I met Colin and Avril Greef here in Canberra and we want their electricity bills, we want their electricity prices to be more affordable. We want their electricity prices to go down, that’s what we want to achieve, that’s what Angus Taylor is the Minister for, to get electricity prices down.
CHRIS SMITH: Now, households could save at least between $273 and $832 a year on their power bills under a suite of changes proposed by the Morrison Government. According to a press conference that was held about 30 minutes ago, the Government will move to set a default price for electricity in line with a recommendation from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's inquiry into retail power prices. However, Labor says the Coalition is playing catch up on a policy the Opposition announced in August.