Paul Scarr (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is also to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Wong. The ABC has reported that waste industry leaders across Australia, including the Waste Recycling Industry Association in my home state of Queensland, have warned Minister Bowen that hospitals, aged-care homes, supermarkets and households depend on continuous waste removal and that public health problems could begin within 48 hours if collections stop. They say being left off the priority fuel list is 'potentially catastrophic' because, if they cannot fuel their trucks, the rubbish does not get collected. Why did Labor leave this essential public health service off the priority fuel list?