Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Well, that is a very interesting contribution to this chamber if that is in fact the case because that is completely contrary to what the Deputy Prime Minister said on television. We will certainly take an interest in this. What has been interesting about this set of answers, as well as Mr Joyce's contribution, is that he makes a statement on television which is effectively making an announcement about a decision that the environment minister under law has to make. I do not know how it is that the Turnbull government thinks that that is appropriate. We now have a set of answers from his representative, which appear to suggest approval has been given, which is contrary to what the Deputy Prime Minister has said.