Independent Member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, today slammed the Prime Minister’s promise to guarantee the future of salmon farming in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour.
“The latest flaccid announcement by the Prime Minister highlights the ongoing problem we have with the Labor and Liberal parties’ shameful interest in chasing votes rather than actually providing good governance based on hard scientific evidence” Mr Wilkie said.
“There are numerous environmental issues that need to be addressed by the salmon industry, not simply the endangerment of the Maugean skate, and there are solutions that the government should be taking the lead on. No industry should be exempt from its environmental responsibilities, and for the Government and Opposition to be prepared to jeopardise Tasmania’s pristine environment and our tourism industry for the sake of a few votes is reprehensible.”