Steve Fielding (Victoria, Family First Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Sherry, the Minister representing the Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs. Minister, petrol prices jumped 15c a litre overnight in Melbourne, Sydney and other areas. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chair Graeme Samuel said, ‘I’m not convinced that I am convinced as to the explanations provided,’ in relation to the explanations of the petrol giants as to why there was such a gap between the international price and the retail price of petrol in December and January. Will the government agree to give the ACCC any reasonable power necessary to get to the bottom of whether there is petrol price gouging in Australia?