Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Opposition Business (House)) Share this | Hansard source

Given the nature of the previous answer, on indulgence I associate the opposition with the first part of that answer.

My question is to the Minister for the Environment and Energy. Yesterday the minister said allegations that Adani tampered with scientific evidence in relation to the spill of coal-laden water on the sensitive Caley Valley Wetlands were a state matter. Is the minister aware that the very federal conditions he spoke about yesterday impose direct responsibility for the federal government concerning the Caley Valley Wetlands? Given the minister, in fact, has direct responsibility for these wetlands, when will the government investigate and will it report publicly?

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