Jane Hume (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

I will remind Senator Whish-Wilson that my first sentence was, in fact, that the Morrison government is deeply committed to protecting the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef and that we fully recognise that the Great Barrier Reef is indeed facing serious pressures from climate change and other impacts. That is why we are delivering the 2050 plan, which is jointly developed with the Queensland government. The big numbers in that plan mean that the custodian of Lady Elliot Island, Peter Gash, can continue 20 years of work transforming a former island mine site into a world-famous ecological sanctuary. It also means the continued conservation work with sea turtles at Mon Repos and Raine Island. It means that five control vessels are continuing to protect reef resilience by culling coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish on critical reefs in the marine park. And it means that world-leading— (Time expired)