Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Small and Family Business) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, there is a fundamental difference between yourself, Senator Hanson, and Senator Hanson-Young. As I was saying, Senator Hanson-Young, thank you very much for the theatrics. In relation to the Great Barrier Reef, those of us on this side of the chamber, I can assure you, are incredibly proud of the work this government has done to ensure the sustainability of the great icon, the Great Barrier Reef, but, in particular, the tens of thousands of jobs that are sustained by our Great Barrier Reef. In fact, it was because of the policies of this government that the Great Barrier Reef was actually taken off the World Heritage watch list.

So, Senator Hanson-Young, in relation to your comments: I believe that those of us on this side of the chamber are the ones who've put in place the policies—you've opposed them every single time—to ensure that the Great Barrier Reef is sustainable for decades to come. And in relation to— (Time expired)