In a dramatic and shocking protest in Parliament, the spokeswoman for the Environment of Verdes, Sarah Hanson-Young, raised a rotten fish in the Senate while criticizing the decision of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to throw a line of life to the salmon industry of Tasmania.
Albanese Minister of Environment, Tanya Plibersk, and promised to protect salmon farms in key seats in Tasmania after years of uncertainty after environmental concerns, could negatively affect the skate mougean in critical danger.
Hanson-Young addressed a question to Senator Jenny Mcallister in the Senate today, asking if she supported Albanese’s protection measure.
“On the eve of the elections, have you sold your environmental credentials by a rotten and stinking salmon?” He said as he took out the dead salmon and showed him to the room.
His act found shouts of shock, visible on the faces of his companions, to which the speaker requested order.
“It’s an accessory, retire it from the camera,” said the speaker and Hanson-Young withdrew the fish.
The legislation that allows salmon agriculture to continue in the port of Macquarie de Tasmania and squeezes the rules around reviewing the decisions of the previous government approved yesterday the lower house.
The Greens wanted the bill considered by a parliamentary committee, but their attempt was blocked by the two main parties.
The bill approved the Senate tonight without any amendment thanks to the support of the Labor and the Coalition.
Today early, the issue also caught the attention of the Hollywood actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, who called the issue only weeks after criticizing the government for an expansion of mines in Western Australia.
DiCaprio, who is an self -described environmentalist and creator of the Earth’s Alliance, asked his following to the social networks to support the Maugean skate and close the farms.
“This week, the Australian government will decide the fate of Macquarie Harbor and has the opportunity to close the destructive non -native industrial salmon farms, protecting Maugean’s skate,” he wrote on social networks.
“This shallow estuary on the coast of Tasmania is one of the most important places in the world, now designated as a (key biodiversity area), which means that it is essential for the general health of the planet and the persistence of biodiversity.
“It helps save Maugean’s skate … and prevent the extinction of this unique species and protect this desert from destruction.”
He supported the activists, who affirmed that compensation would put into risk endangered species.
“The mining company (South32) is scheduled to clean 9600 acres of this old growth forest, which is the home of threatened species such as the Woylie in critical danger,” he wrote.
“This operation will destroy critical habitat for more than 8000 species, 80 percent of which are not found anywhere else on earth.
“Although the felling of the native forest was prohibited in Western Australia in 2024, the elimination of native forests for mining is still allowed due to separate government policies that prioritize mining development on environmental protection.”
Albanese responded to the actor when he was interrogated about the comments at a press conference on March 13.
“Are you a fan of Leonardo DiCaprio?” A journalist asked.
“It depends on the movie, friend,” said Albanese.
“He has used his profile to complain that his government approves a bauxite mine in Western Australia,” said the journalist.
“If Leonardo DiCaprio knows where a bauxite mine is in Western Australia, I would surprise me a lot,” Albanese said.
When asked if the actor had a point, Albanese said: “I don’t know, I haven’t seen it. I don’t follow Leonardo DiCaprio.”
