Senator GALLAGHER (Australian Capital Territory—Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Finance, Minister for Women, Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Vice-President of the Executive Council) (16:16): At the request of Senator Chisholm, I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the Liberals and Nationals have teamed up with the Greens and One Nation to block: (A) faster environmental approvals for businesses, (B) easier access to the latest environmental data for businesses, and (C) fast-tracking work with the states for critical minerals, housing and other energy projects, (ii) under the last Liberal Government, the Liberals cut 40% from the federal Environment department, (iii) under the last Liberal Government, the average decision for a new project was 116 days behind schedule, and (iv) under the last Liberal Government, 80% of decisions contained errors or were non-compliant; (b) calls on the Liberals and Nationals to rule out any future cuts to the Environment department; and (c) That the government business order of the day relating to the Nature Positive (Environment Protection Australia) Bill 2024 and related bills be discharged from the Notice Paper.