Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

In working on climate change and in designing carbon pricing, of course we very centrally considered the future of the tourism industry. Imagine the future of the tourism industry without the Great Barrier Reef. Those opposite might believe that would be a desirable result for this country, but you ask tourism operators about the importance of those icons to the tourism industry.

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