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

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Maybe the original question should have been taken on notice. The Sensis consumer report issued today says that the price of petrol is the top concern of Australians. Petrol price increases hit those least able to afford them, especially families in the mortgage belt in outer suburban and regional Australia. These families are in areas that do not have good public transport and are reliant on their cars. So far there has been a lot of talk but the government has done nothing to reduce the price of petrol. Minister, if the ACCC needs telephone tapping powers to get to the bottom of whether there is petrol price gouging, will the government give them to the ACCC?