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

My question is to Senator Wong, on behalf of the Minister for the Environment and Water. Plastic pollution in our oceans is one of the world's biggest environmental problems and challenges. The problem is getting worse, not better, largely because plastic packaging production is unregulated around the world. Minister, in recent weeks, negotiations for a global plastics treaty to eliminate plastic pollution from our environment took place in Paris. I understand that the minister attended in person because she was concerned that the treaty would be watered down and that some big producers of plastics were pushing for industry led approaches rather than legally binding, mandated schemes. Can you please update the Senate on the outcomes of these recent treaty negotiations?