Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

I understand that Senator Siewert does not agree with the policy adopted by the WA state government, but this government does agree and we have decided to provide an exemption which goes until 30 April 2014. As the minister has already said, after that time the experiences over this summer will be properly reviewed and appropriate judgements can be made at that time. Could I just remind the chamber again that, over the last 75 years, New South Wales has placed nets at 51 beaches between Wollongong and Newcastle; every single year over the last 50 years, the Queensland state government—