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

I move:

That the following matter be referred to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report by 5 December 2023:

Greenwashing, with particular reference to:

(a) the environmental and sustainability claims made by companies in industries including energy, vehicles, household products and appliances, food and drink packaging, cosmetics, clothing and footwear;

(b) the impact of misleading environmental and sustainability claims on consumers;

(c) domestic and international examples of regulating companies' environmental

and sustainability claims;

(d) advertising standards in relation to environmental and sustainability claims;

(e) legislative options to protect consumers from green washing in Australia; and

(f) any other related matters.

Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Sue Lines (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Is leave granted? Leave is granted for one minute.

Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Environment, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Judas Iscariot was given 30 pieces of silver for betraying Jesus. This is clearly one of the 30 pieces of silver that the Australian Greens are getting for supporting this ridiculous safeguard mechanism legislation, a stitch-up deal for getting up an inquiry up that they would otherwise oppose. This just further demonstrates exactly what's going on in the dark rooms with darkened windows, filled with smoke, where the Greens and Labor stitch up deals to set up committees like this one. I find it outrageous. We will let it go through, but it's another example of what happens in this brave new world of Labor-Green government.

Question agreed to.