National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025

Ms BELL (Moncrieff) (13:54): I'm aggrieved by this government, which has gagged debate time and time again. We have all been here witnessing what's been going on. What is this government hiding?

They did not allow me the opportunity to speak in consideration in detail and to ask the minister who is representing the environment minister in this House questions on the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025 and the bill that we are now talking about, the National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025. We have questions, on behalf of Australians, that this minister will not answer.

He will not give the coalition the opportunity to ask questions in consideration in detail. Now, this does not look to me and this does not look to Australians to be a government that is willing to negotiate on the EPBC reform bills. To shut down debate, when I had 50 questions for you, Minister, in consideration in detail, and then to be closed— The DEPUTY SPEAKER ( Ms Claydon ): The time allotted for this debate has expired.

Ms Bell: Shame on you! The DEPUTY SPEAKER: I need you to take your seat now, thank you. The question is that the amendment be agreed to; that's the question before the House now.

The SPEAKER: The question before the House is that the amendments moved by the honourable member for Mackellar be agreed to.