Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—I want to congratulate the Howard government on the reallocation of the Defence Force facility that Senator Mac­donald has been referring to to the beautiful city of Townsville, which I had the pleasure of revisiting just a few months ago. I also want to congratulate the Gillard government on the expenditure described in the amend­ment which has gone to carrying on that good work and that development in Towns­ville. There are some contentious develop­ments in Townsville, but I would agree with the reference to positive develop­ments that Senator Macdonald made. It does indicate that not all the developments there are with­out contention. I think it is a good motion, and we are proud to have supported it.