Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

Any proposal for mining in Tasmania would be subject to rigorous assessment and must be in the state's best interests. As the Tasmanian government has pointed out, there has been no application made nor any mining lease granted. It's also worth noting that the Greens were at the cabinet table, including now Senator McKim, when the Hardrock coalmine in Tasmania's Fingal Valley was approved.