Alan Eggleston (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Faulkner, I know you are embarrassed. I understand your embarrassment, and if you feel so embarrassed about the record of the ALP in government over their poor environmental record then perhaps you should leave the chamber.

We have not only introduced the Natural Heritage Trust and looked after the greenhouse effect but we also have programs to manage ocean quality and protect the Great Barrier Reef. This government has a very fine and outstanding record of environmental control. We have introduced a mandatory renewable energy targets program. This government is impeccable in its record on the environment, and for you people to latch on to a small issue like the orange-bellied parrot just states how— (Time expired)