Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation) Share this | Hansard source

No, it is more serious than the orange list which your feeble attempt at humour referred to. The Victorian government has suggested that my decision to refuse approval of the proposed Bald Hills wind energy installation was simply a political decision. That is nonsense. The Victorian government refused a permit for a wind energy installation at Ballan in Victoria just last year due to unacceptable risks to the wedge-tailed eagle, which, unlike the Tasmanian population of the wedge-tailed eagle, is not on the threatened species list.