Senate debates

Tuesday, 20 June 2023

Questions without Notice

Environmental Conservation: Plastic Pollution

2:20 pm

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

Minister, the Albanese government is in consultation stages for a potentially mandatory or legally-binding scheme for packaging in Australia. Given you will be consulting with the big packaging and retail businesses that are the cause of this pollution—and, may I say also, are big donors to your political party—will you confirm to the Australian people and commit to regulation that holds them to account and actually makes a difference?

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