Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) | Hansard source

I would make the point that my recollection—and I might be wrong, because there is a lot that has been happening—is this legislation was a response to the review which was commissioned by your now deputy leader, Ms Ley. I know that doesn't sit well with your scare campaign, but Professor Graeme Samuel made some very important observations and recommendations about the problem with Australia's environmental laws, including the fact that the laws were working not for business nor for the environment. Having said that, what you will continue to see from this government, and certainly from the Prime Minister, is a recognition that delivering improvements to legal frameworks around the country requires cooperation and common sense. That is the approach he has taken on all policy areas and that is the approach that will be taken on this one.