Janet Rice (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. I refer the minister to the speech by the Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt, in October, where he stated that he set a goal of ending the loss of mammal species by 2020. In this speech he also foreshadowed a new initiative to help the endangered Leadbeater's possum. Given that it is likely that next month, despite the actions of your government, the species will be re-listed as critically endangered, can the minister outline what exactly this initiative is and how soon it will be implemented?