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Marles: Important not to ‘overreact’ to Chinese research vessel
Deputy PM and defence minister, Richard Marles, says a Chinese research vessel is still in Australian waters, but we should take a “step back” and a “deep breath” as authorities continue to monitor it.
I think we need to just have a step back here and take a bit of a deep breath. We are closely monitoring it ... the lead here is the Australian Border Force …
Well, my point really is we’ve got a pretty close relationship with New Zealand, so we do have a close sense of, or a good understanding of what the ship is. But it’s important that we react properly and that we do not overreact.
They’ve taken a Morrison policy and reheated it in the microwave. That’s problem No. 1, gas. The gas-fired recovery was announced by Angus Taylor in 2020. The day that he did that energy gas prices were $4 a gigajoule, by the time of the election, they were $34.70. Well done Angus. That’s the carbon copy of what they’re doing today.
Secondly, briefly, they say 100 petajoules is the answer. Well, we’ve introduced 640 through our gas code of conduct.
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