Ian Macfarlane (Groom, Liberal Party, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources) Share this | Hansard source

I will come to you, Member for Hunter—and amongst those initiatives was $677 million to encourage the uptake of LPG, $17 million to help service station operators upgrade equipment for ethanol blended fuel and $135 million to boost petroleum exploration in Australia. The response from industry and the support for this package is very strong. The NRMA has said it is:

... a seriously good package for families and the local alternative fuels industry.

The Australian Automobile Association says:

The initiatives ... will increase competition ... through making alternatives, such as LPG and ethanol blends, more competitive and attractive to the average consumer.

On that topic, in the three hours that the hotline had operated to noon today, there had been 1,100 calls—

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