Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Mr President. Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I note that there were two questions and we only got one answer, but we will take the pick in relation to which one Senator Sherry tried to answer. My supplementary question is: can the minister give an assurance that compensation to the coal industry for the carbon tax will be sufficient to ensure that there will be, as the Prime Minister said yesterday, a huge expansion in this industry?