Salmon farming companies have caused pollution of Tasmania’s waterways, but Premier Rockliff’s response to Greens’ questions in Parliament about reining them in was disappointing.
In a shameless attempt to secure votes in Tasmania, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has cosied up to salmon corporates and promised to hasten the extinction of the Maugean skate.
Honourable Speaker, I rise tonight to talk about the good ship Heart. Heart is the central character in Project Interrupt. She is a ship made completely out of plastic. Not just any plastic, Heart was made over two years from marine debris recovered from Tasmania's coastline: pipes, ropes, buoys, bags, mesh, foam and more.
Whether it was Crown Law that provided the advice on which you are relying as minister to change the State Coastal Policy, which has held us in good stead since 1996.
Out of the blue last month, you announced your intention to amend a longstanding and fundamental component of Tasmania's planning and environment framework, the State Coastal Policy.
They also look for solutions to protect coral reef systems and find solutions to address the unlawful killing of marine mammals.
While reports show some parts of Macquarie Harbour’s waters aren’t as bad as they were this time last year, this does not mean the skate are safe – or saved.
We did the work on the numbers of jobs in the industry and looking at an alternative.
Despite the imminent risk of the ancient Maugean skate going extinct, the Premier and Opposition Leader are campaigning on a unity ticket for business as usual to continue with industrial fish farming in Macquarie Harbour.
The Tasmanian Greens are proud to launch our plan to help save the Maugean skate and support the Strahan community transition away from unsustainable fish farm operations in Macquarie Harbour.
