Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I thank Senator Wong for that answer, but I disagree with her with respect to the minister’s understanding of the circumstances of the farmers, since he has refused on two occasions to meet with them and also to visit them, despite their invitation. Was the Tasmanian Labor Minister for Primary Industries and Water, David Llewellyn, wrong when he said, ‘This decision does not align with the Tasmanian community’s expectations regarding the balance between the environment and community needs’?