RETAIL ELECTRICITY MARKET
— COMPETITION
901. Mrs L.M. HARVEY to the Premier:
I refer to Telstra's
announcement today that it intends to enter the retail electricity market. Can
the Premier confirm that soon people will be able to purchase an electricity
and telecommunication home package in every state in the country, except for Western
Australia, which is trapped in a Synergy monopoly?
Mr M.
McGOWAN replied:
I am unaware of what the Leader of
the Opposition is referring to. I am aware that she wants to privatise
electricity assets and put prices up.
Several members interjected.
Mr M. McGOWAN: That is what
she wants to do.