QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator DAVID POCOCK (Australian Capital Territory—Independent ACT Whip) (14:50): Thank you, Minister. I appreciate it. If you are happy to give us that date at some point when your office can get it, that would be great.

According to the Biodiversity Council, this year's budget cuts on-ground nature programs by nine per cent in real terms. How can the government say that it's serious about no new extinctions and being prepared when we see a cut to on-the-ground conservation in this country?