Senate debates
Wednesday, 14 June 2023
Questions without Notice
Maugean Skates
2:20 pm
Peter 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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