Matthew Canavan (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Minister for Resources and Northern Australia) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, it is from the election. I'll take that interjection, because it is from the election. In fact, these laws were announced on a weekend just before how-to-vote cards were finalised in the Queensland election. It could be just a coincidence or it could be, as Senator Watt has just revealed, that it was all about the election. It was not about the environment, and it was not about protecting the Great Barrier Reef; it was about the election. We just heard it from Senator Watt himself. It was all about the election. It was all about getting preferences from the Greens, not about protecting the environment, not about protecting the Great Barrier Reef and certainly not about supporting Queensland farmers. Queenslanders do still want to support their farming sector. They want to see it to grow. They're proud of their beef sector. They're proud of beef week this week, which is getting people from all over the world involved. For the Labor Party, it's a long time since that tree at Barcaldine, and it's a long time since the 1890s—they've left them in the dark. (Time expired)