Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Vice-President of the Executive Council) Share this | Hansard source

Firstly, what I can say—and I'm sure that everybody around the chamber agrees—is that the Australian government is deeply committed to protecting the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef. The reef generates—

Greens senators interjecting—

I'm disappointed the Greens would not agree with that. Who would have thought? The reef generates 64,000 jobs and contributes—