Malcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

I rise in support of the motion. The PFAS group of chemicals build up in the human body and in the environment over time. The US EPA and the German government have found high levels of PFAS are toxic for reproduction and development of the human fetus, with probable links to serious conditions, including testicular and kidney cancer. PFAS contamination has been found at RAAF Williamtown, Oakey, Richmond, Edinburgh, East Sale and Townsville.

The foam can seep deep into groundwater, forming a plume that moves beyond the source and into surrounding houses and farms. Residents can be contaminated from drinking the water, coming into contact with the soil or eating food grown or raised in their own soil in these so-called red zones. Residents around some of these bases have elevated levels of PFAS in their blood. The residents are living a nightmare, not just worrying about their own health and the health of their kids but trapped in houses that they can't sell. I support Senator Faruqi's motion and call on the government to maintain its promise to the people of Oakey, to release this report and to get on with fixing the mess. (Time expired)

Question agreed to.