Protesters rallied against salmon farming in Tasmania on Sunday — the same day Peter Dutton pledged his unequivocal support for the industry.The Coalition painting Labor as being too "pro-environment" and "not standing up for local jobs" is an easy message to run in regional communities and the suburbs.
"If we win the seat of Lyons, we get rid of Anthony Albanese as the prime minister," Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said in Tasmania's south-east on Sunday.And so, for this reason, Tasmania was last week subject to another flurry of national attention, this time centring on federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek and the farmed salmon industry.
It's opened up another election-time debate about regional jobs, endangered species and whether or not Ms Plibersek can actually make the decisions yet. It requires federal approval, and last week it was confirmed that Ms Plibersek's decision had been extended until March. "They are weaponising our productive industries to gain green support in Melbourne and Sydney," deputy premier Guy Barnett said on Monday.
The dam itself would have a capacity for 25 million cubic metres of acid sulphide, which MMG believes is needed to allow the mine to operate beyond 2030.A Federal court finds the Morrison government's approval for a tailings dam in Tasmania's wilderness area is invalid, prompting calls for people arrested during protests there to be compensated as "citizen heroes".