Greg Hunt (Flinders, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment and Urban Water) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts. I refer the minister to comments made by Mr Dean Mighell, State Secretary of the ETU, in a letter addressed to me and dated yesterday. He states:

The ETU was shocked to hear the Federal Government’s budget announcement that families who earn over $100,000 before tax are now ineligible for the $8,000 rebate for installing solar panels. This appears to have been an overnight decision. The ETU is not aware of any industry consultation that has occurred prior to this decision being implemented.

If the minister’s own unions are now highlighting the total lack of consultation, the job losses and the small businesses collapsing, why won’t he just reverse this disastrous decision?

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