Lidia Thorpe (Victoria, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

Right now, gas companies, backed by Labor and the coalition, are surrounding the coastline of this beautiful continent and threatening our sea country, our dreaming stories, our oceans and our climate. On Gunditjmara country right now, the community is alarmed about what will be the biggest seismic testing for oil and gas ever planned off the Victorian coast. This threatens our sacred sea country, the koontapool whale dreaming and precious ocean ecosystems. This government would rather deny First Peoples our right to free, prior and informed consent than stand up to their mates and big donors in the fossil fuel industry.

To all the activists and supporters fighting to protect country, I say: keep going, because this is our children's future that we're fighting for.