Lisa Singh (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Attorney General) Share this | Hansard source

according to Minister Hunt. So, on that account, my question is in relation to Clive Palmer, who you have done the deal with in relation to this policy. I want to know whether Clive Palmer might stand to yield more from this deal on direct action than just simply an inquiry into an emissions trading scheme. I understand that today in question time the Prime Minister was unable to rule out whether Mr Palmer's companies would receive any taxpayer dollars under direct action—the $2.55 billion that is part of the Emissions Reduction Fund. We know that Mr Palmer's Queensland nickel refinery, which is one of Australia's biggest polluters, may be eligible for a grant under the ERF to reduce its carbon pollution. I would like to know whether Clive Palmer, the member for Fairfax, is eligible for a grant under the ERF.