Andrew Wilkie (Clark, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is for the Minister for the Environment and Water. Minister, we've heard that the Antarctic Division overspent by $42 million while winding back important science programs, that our new icebreaker can't refuel in Hobart and that the just-released Macquarie Point plan shows its Antarctic facilities zone will be about as big as two shoeboxes and not exclusively dedicated to Antarctic purposes. When will the government get serious about protecting the frozen continent and honouring our international treaty obligation?

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