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

I think the best example of an endorsement that would matter to the honourable member is this one:

To ensure the future health of the Coral Sea, the Government's final plan must be strengthened: the proposed marine national park needs to protect more reefs and more of the deep waters that provide a blue highway for whales, turtles and other ocean giants.

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This is one of the biggest public consultation responses in Australian conservation history. The enormous show of support includes school children, recreational fishers, divers and tourism businesses.

That was written and published in the Courier-Mail by Peter Lindsay. Peter Lindsay used to be, as best as I remember, a member of parliament on that side who had a good understanding of the pristine nature—

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