Senate debates

Wednesday, 14 June 2023

Questions without Notice

Maugean Skates

2:20 pm

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

The scientists who discovered the maugean skate dubbed it the 'thylacine of the sea' nearly 30 years ago. These risks and pressures have been well-known to us all for well over a decade now. The Albanese government is committed to a zero extinctions pledge. Is this commitment now at risk given the dire predicament of the maugean skate, and will your government do everything in its power to prevent an extinction on our watch?

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