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| Subject: Dry Wanker: OZschwitz Environment Minister, Tony Burke, wants to stop new reef plans Thu Jan 31, 2013 11:51 pm | |
| The federal government has promised to stop any coal port or shipping developments that would cause ''unacceptable'' damage to the Great Barrier Reef in an effort to convince the United Nations to preserve the reef's world heritage status.
All criticisms of the reef's management made last year by UNESCO have been met, according to a government report to be released on Friday.
From time to time, the Queensland Premier gets a rush of blood to the head, and starts demanding that we start giving approvals without the proper processes.
The Environment Minister, Tony Burke, said he ''would not give an inch'' to Queensland's government over further port developments in sensitive areas such as Gladstone unless they met the criteria of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/burke-gets-tough-to-stop-new-reef-plans-20130131-2dnp9.html#ixzz2JcUmE8FJ
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