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

The first point I would make is that I am not responsible for the decisions that are made by individual investment banks when it comes to the investments they may or may not choose to pursue. That is a matter for them. What I can say is that we can actually walk and chew gum at the same time. We can pursue economic growth in a way that is environmentally responsible. Minister Hunt has worked very hard to ensure that we have strong environmental protections at that same time as pursuing a very important economic growth opportunity for Australia. For Queensland and for Australia it is an opportunity of national significance. The previous government was looking at providing approvals there. It is fair to say that Minister Hunt has done an outstanding job in appropriately balancing environmental considerations with the need to pursue—