Ron Boswell (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Finance and Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, Senator Cormann. I refer the minister to an article by Paul Howes in yesterday's Australian Financial Review in which Mr Howes warns of the escalating cost of energy in Australia and states:

… cheap energy has traditionally been a core national economic advantage. But it is an advantage we are throwing away.

Can the minister advise how delaying the repeal of the carbon tax is further pushing up power prices and hurting our economy?