David Pocock (ACT, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

I have a question to the Minister representing Minister for the Environment and Water, Minister Watt. Australia is a world leader in many things that we celebrate, but one international title we have is a source of global shame, and that is our status as a world leader in species extinction. Over the past 200 years our actions have sent one in 10 of our native mammals extinct. By comparison, the US, which has a similar landmass, has lost just one species. If we don't act now, current and future generations of Australian children may never have an opportunity to see a numbat or a regent honeyeater or a northern quoll. In October last year the government committed to ending extinctions. Will the government commit to backing up this commitment with enough investment to ensure that this actually happens?