Senate debates

Thursday, 4 December 2014

Bills

Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading

11:26 am

Photo of Anne UrquhartAnne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

They are very different—yes, one has stripes—in the DNA and makeup of a Tasmanian tiger and a Tasmanian devil. It is concerning that we have an environment minister who does not know where a walrus lives and who does not know the difference between a Tasmanian tiger and a Tasmanian devil.

The record of the Abbott government on environmental issues is astounding. It ranges from moving backwards on climate change to risking our reputation on outstanding World Heritage icons.

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