Senate debates

Wednesday, 18 September 2019

Questions without Notice

Mining Industry

2:54 pm

Photo of Matthew CanavanMatthew Canavan (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Minister for Resources and Northern Australia) | Hansard source

We have seen, unfortunately, a number of examples where activist groups, sometimes irresponsibly encouraged by people in this place, have put worker safety at risk. Since the federal election, in particular, a number of environmental activist groups have been throwing a long hissy fit about the results of the election and are out there supergluing themselves to streets in capital cities and, sometimes, putting themselves in extremely dangerous positions at mine sites or ports. This puts at risk not only their own safety but also the safety of the workers there.

In fact, at a rally of the Extinction Rebellion group in Brisbane earlier this year, in August, attended by Senator Larissa Waters and Greens—

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