Nuclear Waste

The Hon. J.M.A. LENSINK (14:24): Supplementary: if the matter is not to continue, then why is your government pursuing this issue of a referendum?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Employment, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation, Minister for Manufacturing and Innovation, Minister for Automotive Transformation, Minister for Science and Information Economy) (14:24): You've asked exactly the same question. I have said the prerequisite—

The PRESIDENT: Minister, on your feet. Answer the question on your feet. Don't answer it from sitting.

The Hon. K.J. MAHER: I thank the honourable member for the exact same question, and my answer from the previous one stands.