Senate debates

Tuesday, 8 August 2006

Questions without Notice

Wind Farms

2:11 pm

Photo of Ian CampbellIan Campbell (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for the Environment and Heritage) Share this | Hansard source

We agreed to receive a new submission. That is what was sought; that is what I agreed to. It will save taxpayers’ money. It will ensure that the proponents get a fair procedure, and that is what all Australians and all Australian companies are entitled to. What we do know is that, if Labor had their way when it comes to the construction of wind farms, for every two turbines that we build around the Gippsland region under our policies, you would have five wind turbines under Labor. That is the Latham Labor policy, and it has not been changed, so we do know that. We know that the people around Gippsland would end up with roughly 2½ times the number of turbines—

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