Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Senator Arbib. Given the important role of Australia's 600 disability enterprises, which employ around 20,000 people, including many with an intellectual impairment, can the minister explain why the government is introducing a carbon tax which will increase the power bills of many of these enterprises by tens of thousands of dollars a year? Is the minister aware that none of these organisations will receive compensation under the government's carbon tax plan?