Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern Australia) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—This is an issue that has been of concern to the coalition for some time. I need only refer senators to the report of coalition senators—Senator Boswell, Senator Trood and I—when this was inquired into by the Senate committee set up for that purpose. Perhaps Senator Brown’s motion is not absolutely essential, but nevertheless the coalition will be supporting the motion because every bit of pressure that we can bring on Mr Garrett to assess this issue appropriately and in the interests of the environment deserves support.

Question agreed to.