The not so environmental friendly Mr Garrett
Last week Garnaut predicted the destruction of significant environmental treasures in good ole Oz, iconic features like the Great Barrier Reef and the Murray Darling River system. Today, the once Nuclear Disarmament Party candidate turned Labor Party hack Peter Garrett extended the deadline for legislative assessment for the proposed Gunns pulp mill in Tasmania. As Senator Milne observed “Minister Garrett had absolute discretion on this issue. He had no legal obligation to extend the deadline, and no justification for doing so”. Garrett is about as useful to the environment as a chainsaw…
