Senator WATERS (Queensland) (14:50): I thank the minister for his answer. I ask a supplementary question. The koala has been estimated to contribute over $1 billion annually in tourism dollars. Minister Burke said last night that state processes were sending koalas on a path of extinction in the wild, which he said was absolutely not good enough and that that was why we had— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Continue, Senator Waters. Senator WATERS: Minister Burke said that that was why we had environmental regulation. So what does the minister say to tourism operators about the federal government now ditching its new responsibilities to look after koalas and leaving their survival to the whim of the states, those same states which have driven the huge decline in koala numbers?