David Bushby (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senators Canavan and O'Sullivan, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) supports the Australian and Queensland Governments' release of the Reef 2050 Long Term Sustainability Plan for the Great Barrier Reef, including the additional $100 million investment to protect the reef;

(b) notes that opposition to this plan is now blatantly focused on stopping coal mines 500 kilometres inland from the reef, not protecting the reef per se; and

(c) supports the Australian and Queensland Governments' investment and campaign against the 'in danger' listing of the reef by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization given that government efforts have now addressed the key areas of concern raised by the World Heritage Committee, and that such a listing would cause great harm to tourism industries.

Question agreed to.