Senator DUNIAM (Tasmania—Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries and Assistant Minister for Regional Tourism) (12:28): I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator DUNIAM: The thermal coal industry provides real jobs, and coal was Australia's largest single export earner last year. Thermal coal exports brought in an estimated $26 billion in 2018-19—a new record. The taxes, royalties and income generated by Australia's coal industry enable new investment in education, roads and hospitals, providing jobs and opportunities for current and future generations of Australians. The Greens should quit demonising the coal industry, and its workers should not be forced to transition to jobs you can bet won't be in their home towns in rural and regional areas. Instead, they should be recognised for the hard work they do for our nation.