Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities) Share this | Hansard source

The government will not be supporting the amendment that has been moved by the member for Kennedy. In our view this bill is about improving the base level of scientific knowledge. In all the public statements and in all the decisions of government, our view is that the approval standards should not change; they should simply be better informed. That is what the bill does. That is what the money funds, and that is what we believe should be the consideration before the parliament.

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