Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Finance) Share this | Hansard source

The first thing I would say is that Minister Hunt is the best friend the environment has ever had. The second thing I would say is that under the coalition we will grow our economy and do it in a way that improves our environment, unlike the Labor-Greens government. When you were in government, you progressed 33 decisions to advance port and dredging activities at Abbot Point. We cannot undo the decisions of the Labor-Greens government, but we can clean up the mess of the Labor-Greens government, which put at risk the Great Barrier Reef, which we are committed to protect, preserve and see improved moving forward.