Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

[by video link] Minister, there's little to no scientific research on the impacts of oil and gas exploration, especially seismic testing, on our oceans and fisheries. The limited research we do have suggests significant risks, with caution to be applied. Minister, do you appreciate why commercial fishing bodies and stakeholders right around the country, from Ningaloo in Western Australia to the Great Australian Bight to King Island off Tasmania to the Otway Basin, are up in arms over new offshore oil and gas exploration acreage— (Time expired)