Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I do understand the concerns; I have heard them loud and clear. But the approach the government is going to take is that we will have this work process: the minister for fishing and the parliamentary secretary—a person from Tasmania who is right in this chamber—will work these issues through. That is the approach we are taking, because we do understand that there are issues for the community in Tasmania and that other Australians are also very concerned about the potential for localised depletion of fish in our oceans.

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