Kate Lundy (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to Senator Campbell, Minister for the Environment and Heritage. Is the minister aware of reports expressing concern about the future of a $700 million pulp mill project in South Australia because of fears for the endangered red-tailed black cockatoo? Has the project been referred to the Commonwealth under environmental protection law, meaning that an assessment will have to be made by the Commonwealth as to whether the pulp mill goes ahead? Hasn’t the minister, under media pressure, undermined these controls by telling the Australian last night that the project was likely to get federal approval?