Senate debates

Thursday, 11 May 2017

Committees

Environment and Communications References Committee; Report

4:22 pm

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

The petroleum resource rent tax system in this country is a tail-wagging dog, encouraging companies like Chevron to take these risks to extract uneconomic resources that we do not need at a time of climate change to risk an environment that is pristine and absolutely precious to the whole planet and the Great Australian Bight. I now conclude my remarks.

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