Senate debates

Tuesday, 25 February 2020

Bills

Agriculture Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Administration) Bill 2019; Second Reading

12:51 pm

Photo of James McGrathJames McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party) Share this | Hansard source

It does have an acronym, but I'm just going to call it the stink bug. In terms of the impact that stink bug can have on—I don't want to say on our biosecurity—our home. Biosecurity is about protecting our home. What this bill does is make sure that the screens we have around our homes—the guard dogs, the burglar intrusion systems and the security cameras—are all working efficiently. That is why this bill is a good bill and it is a bill that is needed to make sure that our agricultural sector is protected, that jobs are protected, that small businesses are protected and that security of Australia is protected. Australia is one of those rare countries around the world where we have such a pristine environment. We are so strongly protecting this environment because we know it is so important in protecting our economy. Thank you.

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