Martin Ferguson (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Primary Industries, Resources, Forestry and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

I have two questions relating to resources and biofuels. Firstly, in respect of the government’s encouragement to the ethanol industry in Australia, does it include support for ethanol producers in pressuring petroleum and distribution companies not to buy ethanol alone but to purchase a fuel mix which includes ethanol, so as to maximise the profits of the ethanol companies? Secondly, has the government considered the success of the Canadian flow-through share scheme for promoting exploration in Australia? If so, why hasn’t the government acted on this, given the parlous state of small and medium sized oil and gas exploration in Australia?

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