Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

We have a one-off donation of $350,000 to the Liberal Party from the Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association on the one hand and, on the other, a statement on the public record that suggests it was politically motivated around the setting of a fisheries quota. Parliamentary secretary Senator Colbeck has met with the Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association and said that the idea of this donation was discussed. He has also said in estimates that fisheries quotas are above politics and based on science. I am happy to take him on his word if he gives back the donation to the Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Association.