Waters, Sen Larissa

Senator WATERS (Queensland) (14:59): If it were approved, the China Stone mine would export 38 million tonnes of coal annually, so, over the life of the mine, that one mine would produce the same as 10 years of Australia's domestic emissions. It is a climate bomb. Has the minister read the IPCC report which warns us about the catastrophic economic, social and environmental impacts of climate change, or is this government utterly blinded by the $2½ million in donations from the resources sector since 2013? (Time expired)