Scott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

The coalition government is doing more than any government prior, including those opposite, to protect the Great Barrier Reef. Our Reef 2050 long-term sustainability plan is supported by scientists, conservationists, industry and the broader community. It is the roadmap for ensuring long-term resilience and protection of the reef. The challenges facing the Great Barrier Reef have been experienced by other reefs, including in the Caribbean and Hawaii due to El Nino. We have been watching the situation and, due to recent rain and cloud cover, the impact is not as great as it could have been. But the best protection for the reef is to make it as resilient as possible—and that is what the Reef 2050 plan is doing.