Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Minchin. Given that the Prime Minister has recognised rising petrol prices as the greatest worry of his political life and has identified the global price of oil as the primary cause, can the minister indicate whether the government is aware of the concept of peak oil? If so, is it the view of the government that peak oil has already occurred or will occur in the coming decade and can the minister indicate on what advice he and the government rely for their conclusion about peak oil?