Ron Boswell (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Senator Conroy. I refer to reports that the environment minister's decision to declare more than 2.3 million square kilometres of Australian waters as marine parks will potentially put Australia's largest aquarium supplier Cairns Marine out of business. What compensation is the government prepared to offer to the 30 people employed directly by Cairns Marine and many others directly or indirectly employed by allied businesses that are now at risk of losing their jobs as a result of the government's decision to declare the world's largest network of marine parks?