Senate debates

Tuesday, 28 March 2023

Questions without Notice

Forestry Industry: Endangered Species

2:23 pm

Photo of Murray WattMurray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

Well, there are a couple of parties who are definitely not part of the government over there, and we hope to keep it that way for a very long time. But the Greens don't have to think about these issues. What Labor is trying to do, as the party of government, is get the balance right between ensuring that we have the timber we need and ensuring that regional communities are supported by jobs, while also having strong environmental protections in place. (Time expired)

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