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

At the request of Senator Chisholm, I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that:

(i) the Liberals and Nationals have teamed up with the Greens and One Nation to block:

(A) faster environmental approvals for businesses,

(B) easier access to the latest environmental data for businesses, and

(C) fast-tracking work with the states for critical minerals, housing and other energy projects,

(ii) under the last Liberal Government, the Liberals cut 40% from the federal Environment department,

(iii) under the last Liberal Government, the average decision for a new project was 116 days behind schedule, and

(iv) under the last Liberal Government, 80% of decisions contained errors or were non-compliant;

(b) calls on the Liberals and Nationals to rule out any future cuts to the Environment department; and

(c) That the government business order of the day relating to the Nature Positive (Environment Protection Australia) Bill 2024 and related bills be discharged from the Notice Paper.