Senate debates

Monday, 12 August 2024

Questions without Notice

Environment: Lee Point

2:50 pm

Photo of Katy GallagherKaty Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I am happy to follow that up. I understood that the issues related to a different stage of the development, but I will follow that up in relation to stage 5. I also directly asked the managing director of DHA, Mr Jackson, about whether or not any 400-year-old trees had been bulldozed, and the answer I was given was no—that none had. I am happy to go back on that as well.

I would note that, under the Minister for the Environment and Water, there have been further conditions put on this development: another buffer for the Gouldian finch habitat; some further conditions around invasive grass; ensuring that, I think, there's an extra 37 hectares of additional reserve at Lee Point. The Northern Territory government has also subsequently created a 1,500-hectare national park around there. So there are additional safeguards, but there is housing— (Time expired)

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