QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator BLEYER (Tasmania) (14:16): This is not my first speech. This question is for the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water, Minister Ayres. Today, peak animal welfare organisation Animals Australia announced its findings that salmon are being unlawfully and inhumanely treated at fish farms in Tasmania.

In August 2025, this government made a decision to endorse the expansion of fish farms at Macquarie Harbour in Tasmania, supporting big foreign corporations that profit from the inhumane treatment. This government's decision enabled the ongoing overstocking of fish cages at Macquarie Harbour. In light of Animals Australia's significant findings, Minister, will this government immediately require a decrease of stocking levels in fish cages at Macquarie Harbour?