Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) | Hansard source

All right, well, I'm going to take that as a yes, it was suggested to the government by the Labor Party, because you haven't denied it despite being given three opportunities to deny it. You can use whatever form of weasel words you like, but it is clear that the Labor Party suggested this amendment to the government because, if they didn't, the government would have simply got up and said no. I want to be clear about what the Labor Party is doing here; I want to be very clear about this. In suggesting this amendment to the government, the Labor Party have actually sold out the environment movement in this country. They have sold out people who want to protest to keep our forests standing. They have sold out people who want to protest to look after our biodiversity. To state the bleeding obvious, we are in the middle of a climate emergency and a biodiversity crisis on this planet. If the bloody ALP, covering up for the government and suggesting amendments—