Guy Barnett (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, it is excellent, Senator Ian Macdonald. Thank you for that comment. It has been knocked out entirely, and Mr Turnbull’s position on the pulp mill for Tasmania has been supported, so he is entitled to proceed in accordance with the law under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. He is no doubt doing that diligently and professionally, as he has been doing to date. I am very concerned on behalf of the people of Tasmania that there will be a federal Labor-Greens accord—like the state Labor-Greens accord we have had in Tasmania. The writing is on the wall. We have seen it with this MOU and with federal Labor leader, Kevin Rudd, not ruling out any further lockups. That is the concern I have.