Kate Lundy (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I note the minister did not answer the specific questions, but I ask: don’t concerns about the Penola pulp mill show that the minister’s grossly political decision to block the Bald Hills wind farm, on the basis that one parrot might be threatened every thousand years or so, has created significant uncertainty for infrastructure investors? Can the minister guarantee that any decision about the Penola pulp mill will be made on the basis of a proper environmental assessment and not, as was the case with Bald Hills and Heemskirk wind farms, on the basis of political considerations? A guarantee, please, Minister.