Senate debates
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Questions without Notice
Timor Sea Oil Spill
2:32 pm
Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source
I thank the minister for his answer. Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Is the minister aware of reports that there are in fact significant impacts on the livelihoods of at least 300 seaweed farmers on Rote Island and on some subsistence fishers in Indonesian waters? This has been reported in the Indonesian media. Is the government aware of this? Has the government responded and has it taken any steps to validate that this is oil from the Montara spill?
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