Tony Pasin (Barker, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister Assisting for Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Can the minister rule out making any changes to the diesel fuel credit arrangements, noting that any changes will slug farmers and miners—

Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Order! I can't hear the member. The member for Calwell will leave the chamber under 94(a).

The member for Calwell then left the chamber.

Out of respect for the member for Barker, he may begin his question again.

Tony Pasin (Barker, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister Assisting for Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Can the minister rule out making any changes to the diesel fuel credit arrangements, noting that any changes will slug farmers and miners with a tax increase of roughly 20c a litre, which will flow directly through to Australians in the form of higher fuel and grocery prices in this national crisis?

Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank the honourable member for his question. I seem to recall he was excluded from the House earlier in the week. Maybe that's why he didn't hear my answer to the member for Mackellar, where I said that the government's policy has not changed and pointed out that it provides strong support for farmers. That's what I said earlier in the week to the member for Mackellar. That's what I say to the honourable member.