Yesterday, GetUp helped lodge urgent legal action to stop Environment Minister Greg Hunt unlawfully assessing plans to dredge and dump near Abbot Point. The money came from the incredible Reef Fighting Fund 17,500 GetUp members launched early last year. Unfortunately for the Minister, he didnt take the news so well. Only hours after the news of our legal action broke, Minster Hunt released a scathing press release and Facebook post, accusing GetUp of ignoring the truth and demanding we explain a few things. Minister Hunts attack was so far off the mark in so many ways, that we put together a comprehensive, line-by-line rebuttal of his gripes. As you can see, Minister Hunt riddled his accusations with inaccuracies and misleading statements. But unfortunately, this didnt stop some media outlets from publishing his comments. We did our best to set him straight, but there will still be many people who have only read Minister Hunts misguided comments. Politicians and coal miners dont lash out like this for just anyone. They know exactly what you can do, and theyre scared by it. This time last year, we launched two historic legal cases against Abbot Point. Together, we shook the mining industry to its core. Our movement followed the Reef Fighting Fund with an incredible year of action, so much so that the Government abandoned its plans to dump dredge-spoil at sea and found an alternative. Unfortunately, the new plans are terrible. The Queensland Governments own report shows it is the worst possible environmental solution at Abbot Point. (And incidentally, the cheapest). Thats why were gearing up again. This is the business end of the fight. If there are cases to be fought with good prospects and sound legal grounds, well be there, just like last time. Be ready. In the meantime, lets start with sharing the truth.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 20:46:36 +0000
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