Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I have a further supplementary question. I refer to the fact that Coles and Woolworths have refused to allow Australia's fruit and vegetable growers to pass on any of their costs associated with the carbon tax. The government has empowered the ACCC to prevent those with market power from increasing their prices in a misleading and deceptive way. What steps has the government taken to ensure that companies with market buying power do not prevent Australian farmers and small businesses from passing on legitimate cost increases?