Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water, Senator Wong. Last week the environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, approved yet another coalmine. This year alone, the minister has approved five coalmines that create up to 150 million tonnes of pollution and emissions. Our environment laws are clearly broken. They do not enforce a requirement that the minister consider the climate impacts. Under these laws, how many more coalmines will the environment minister approve?