Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Senator O'Sullivan says they have been sightings. There have not been any proven sightings. I do not know what you do in your leisure time, Senator O'Sullivan, but I am sure that whatever it is you do you can see Tasmanian tigers in your sleep. But this is a serious issue. We have an environment minister who does not know that Tasmanian tigers have been extinct since the 1930s. There is a lot of difference between a Tasmanian tiger and a Tasmanian devil. The Tasmanian devil is a tiny, cute little fluffy thing. It is black and white. Tasmanian tigers are quite big. They are a dog-like animal with stripes on the back of their hindquarters. The two are very, very different.

Senator O'Sullivan interjecting—