MOTIONS › Defence Facilities: Chemical Contamination
Senator CHISHOLM (Queensland) (15:52): I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator CHISHOLM: The opposition will not be supporting this motion. We do hold significant concerns about the issue that is raised in the substantive motion, and that is why we are participating constructively with the joint parliamentary inquiry into PFAS contamination in and around Defence bases. We believe that the inquiry that is currently underway should be allowed to follow the normal process before we vote on individual motions like this one in the Senate today. The PRESIDENT: The question is that motion No. 955 standing in the name of Senator Burston be agreed to.