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

The Greens support further work being done on the impact of pest animals on the Australian environment and ways to manage pest animals. Any work or studies that are done should be done with proper terms of reference that are developed in consultation with experts and the terms of reference shouldn't just cover the cost impact on the agricultural industry but the much larger impact that pest animals have on environmental and ecological communities. Further, we note that Senator Anning's comment about hunters being a key aspect in dealing with feral animals needs to be considered in the context of other mechanisms and ways of managing feral animals and that you cannot just deal with feral animals through the use of hunting.

Question agreed to.