Ron Boswell (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I refer the minister to her answer to a question from Senator Boyce in the chamber this week where she said:

Those opposite never talk about the jobs that are lost or forgone.

I draw the minister’s attention to the Courier Mail article today which reports that three Labor MPs from Queensland, Mr Bidgood, Ms Livermore and Mr Trevor, have been gagged from talking about the elephant in their electorates: lost and forgone jobs due to the implications of the Rudd government’s emissions trading scheme. Has the minister or her office directed or advised these MPs and others not to talk about the job loss implications in their electorates?