Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Ronaldson for his question and note his interest, both in his capacity as a senator for Victoria and as a member of the Senate committee that looked into these matters. Bushfires are a fact of life in Australia and they pose a significant risk to life, to property and to livelihoods. But, as Senator Ronaldson has alluded to, they also pose a significant threat to atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and to water supplies. Let us start with carbon dioxide emissions. Guess what the biggest single CO emission event in recent history in Australia was.