ENERGY PRICES

Mr HAMILTON-SMITH (Waite) (17:20): My question is again to the Minister for Energy. Can he table today and make publicly available reports or papers or any facts whatsoever to prove his claim, made publicly, that power bills for households and businesses have gone down by 9 per cent to 18 per cent in the last 12 months? Can he provide facts which prove that ESCOSA's facts were wrong and will he do it today?

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS (West Torrens—Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy, Minister for Housing and Urban Development) (17:21): Yes, I will. This is the energy retail prices in South Australia report release that you've been quoting, saying that prices have gone up. I refer you to page 20, table 2.7—Residential Annual Electricity Market Offer Bills as at 16 August 2013: AGL, minimum offer, $1,731; Alinta, $1,727; Diamond Energy, $1,791, less than 10 per cent; EnergyAustralia is $1,989; Lumo Energy, $1,711; Momentum Energy, $1,846; Origin Energy, $1,774; Powerdirect—

The SPEAKER: Rather than read from the document, perhaps the minister will table it.

The Hon. A. KOUTSANTONIS: Sir, it's publicly available.

The SPEAKER: Excellent, good. Member for Waite.