House debates Statements by Members

Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination

Monday, 22 July 2019 House of Representatives

Meryl Swanson

Meryl Swanson Paterson, Australian Labor Party

1:57 pm

PFAS contamination has haunted my community for the last four years. Minister after minister, the Prime Minister's office and ministers' offices have kicked the ball around for far too long. A few weeks ago I was dumbfounded to learn that blood testing for those impacted by PFAS has ended. If you don't know what it is, google it. Do yourselves a favour and learn more about this contaminant. It's not going away. It is right across Australia. We need a policy for it, and you have done absolutely nothing. You've taken away blood tests from my community.

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