Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I can confirm that the minister has written to the Tasmanian government and has received a response from the Tasmanian minister. I'm advised that Ms Plibersek's letter raised issues such as water quality in Macquarie Harbour. She noted that salmon farming and hydroelectric industries are regulated by the Tasmanian government, and she urged Tasmanian Minister Jaensch—is that correct?—to work with industry on urgent interventions to rapidly reduce nitrogen outputs and to improve oxygen levels in the harbour.

The point I was making at the conclusion of my answer to the primary question was a broader point about the neglect and mismanagement by those opposite and the priority that Ms Plibersek, as minister, is making to protect more of what is precious, repairing more of what is damaged and managing nature better for our children and our grandchildren.