Senate debates

Thursday, 15 November 2018

Questions without Notice

Great Australian Bight: Oil Exploration

2:41 pm

Photo of Sarah Hanson-YoungSarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Minister Canavan last week said that we needed to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight because petrol prices in Australia were too high, yet he has also said that oil wouldn't be extracted for at least a decade. So why is the minister pretending to the Australian people that putting the bight, our marine life and beaches at risk will lower petrol prices? (Time expired)

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