Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, today slammed Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s announcement that he wouldn’t stop salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour, even if the Maugean skate’s threatened species’ status is upgraded to “critically endangered”.
“No industry should be exempt from its environmental responsibilities,” Mr Wilkie said. “Peter Dutton’s shameless bid to win votes at any cost is shortsighted. It will ultimately impair the industry he claims to support, as well as causing irreversible damage to Tasmania’s pristine environment and our tourism industry”.