Ms LEY (Farrer—Minister for the Environment) (14:46): I thank the member for North Sydney for his question and recognise his advocacy in this place for his constituents. I'm working closely with him as we deliver $21 million to open up defence sites for public use in North Sydney. Australia's iconic environment is part of our national identity—we all recognise that—and we are committed to protecting and preserving it through our plan for a cleaner environment. But action is only possible through a balanced budget. It takes a strong economy to invest in environmental protection, just the same as a healthy, sustainable environment underpins long-term economic opportunity—a strong environment and a strong economy. The stability and certainty of the Morrison government are delivering both. Some of our environmental measures include our $167 million recycling investment plan, incorporating the Prime Minister's leadership in banning waste exports, we hope, from the middle of next year, and working with the states and territories—not just talking about high-level aims, but actually landing on genuine targets that make a difference. We are working across the supply chain and with the member for Brisbane, local councils, state governments and innovators so that Australians can have confidence that, when they put things in their recycling bin, they will be repurposed effectively, not dumped in landfill. Think of the economic opportunity that nine new jobs create for every 10,000 tonnes of waste that's recycled. I want to mention a couple of our other programs. The Communities Environment Program delivers $150,000 to each member's electorate. Members opposite don't seem to have an environmental policy, so we're helping them with this one, with $150,000 for each of their electorates. I look forward to practical, on-ground actions coming from that. I must also mention the unprecedented investment, $1.2 billion and growing, for the Great Barrier Reef and $9.2 million to control yellow crazy ants in the Wet Tropics—a project close to the heart of the fabulous reef envoy, the member for Leichhardt. We hear a lot from members opposite about the doom and gloom—it's all too hard; it's all too big; it's all too overwhelming; what can we do? Hence they have no environment policy. Contrast that one, long whinge from the Labor Party with the government's positive plan, tangible outcomes, practical targets, real jobs and real environmental protection in the real economy.