Senate debates Questions without Notice

Climate Change


Penny Wong

Penny Wong SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs

2:25 pm

I thank the senator for her question. I am assuming this is an approval under the EPBC Act. That wasn't indicated in the question, but I will make that assumption.

The statistics I have are that the state of play in relation to coal projects is: approved, three; cancelled three. There are obviously a range of renewables, with 11 projects approved and 104 in the EPBC approval system.

An incident having occurred in the chamber—

I reckon that's Senator Sterle. I know that ring. We've been friends a long time.

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