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

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Given that the government have been working on their carbon tax for many months, why are the government trying to avoid parliamentary scrutiny by refusing to announce the details of their carbon tax until after the parliament has risen for the winter recess? Will the government recall the parliament for the announcement and to subject the carbon tax to the appropriate scrutiny rather than trying to bully the commercial networks to broadcast the Prime Minister's carbon tax statements?