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

My question is to the minister representing the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Senator Ludwig. I refer the minister to the government's policy backdowns in relation to developing Australia as a low-emissions economy, such as the dumping of the carbon floor price and negotiations failing under the Contract for Closure program. Given that the regional structural assistance package of $200 million was part of the government assistance to regional communities to offset the impact of the world's biggest carbon tax, can the minister advise whether the full $200 million will still be paid to local communities, whose economies are struggling to adjust since the implementation of the carbon tax?