Nick Sherry (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting on Deregulation) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I understand it is just under two minutes before we commence question time. We would welcome, following on from Senator Cash’s speech, a question from the senator or others from the opposition on the matter that she was addressing. I am sure my colleague Senator Wong would welcome such a question and would return fire—literally, I suspect!

In the few seconds left I want to draw senators’ attention to the fact that my colleague in the other place Minister Ferguson, the Minister for Resources and Energy and Minister for Tourism, has today, at 12.30, released the report of the Montara Commission of Inquiry. At the same time, he released the draft government response to that report. The Montara Commission of Inquiry relates to the serious oil spill that occurred off the north-west coast of Australia and the report contains some 100 findings and 105 recommendations. (Time expired)