Senate debates

Thursday, 27 February 2020

Questions without Notice

Great Barrier Reef

2:39 pm

Photo of Peter Whish-WilsonPeter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, marine heatwaves are devastating not just the Great Barrier Reef but also the giant kelp forests off the east coast of Tasmania and seagrass beds in Shark Bay, Western Australia. We've seen mass fish kills around the Australian coastlines and around the world. Minister, given the impact of such a loss of habitat on marine life and our fisheries and fishing communities, how is this not a crisis, and are our oceans buggered?

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