Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Thorpe for her question. I note that we're getting attacked from the Left and the Right on this issue, which makes me think that Madeleine King, the Minister for Resources, is treading down the right path here.

Obviously the extent to which legal fees have been spent in this area has been a decision principally, in terms of the government, of the previous government but also of the Barngarla people themselves. It's not clear to me just where the situation lies in terms of costs, but I imagine that will be an issue that will be determined at some point in these proceedings.

We've got an important issue here. Dealing with the issue of low-level waste has been a difficult and important—