MEDIA UPDATE

Nationwide Day of Action Targets ALP Forest Sell –Out

Forest Defenders in Launceston, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Newcastle and Perth have participated in today’s Nationwide Day of Action targeting the ALP’s sell out of Tasmania’s ancient forests. Actions took place at the offices of Kevin Rudd, Peter Garrett, Kerry O’Brien, Carmen Lawrence, Lindsay Tanner, Kate Lundy and the South Australian ALP branch office.

“This Nationwide Day of Action has demonstrated that the Australian communities’ concern for the destruction of Tasmania’s ancient forests is as strong as ever. Both major parties must realise that Australian’s care more about their nation’s unique ecology than profits for corporate mates,” said Huon Valley Environment Centre Spokeperson Jenny Weber.

“Kevin Rudd and Peter Garrett have comprehensively sold out Tasmania’s ancient forests. This policy shows that Rudd’s climate rhetoric and Garrett’s environmental credentials are wafer thin” Ms Weber said.

In Launceston, Canberra, Brisbane and Perth, the peaceful office occupiers negotiated meetings with Labor politicians, to voice their concerns with the ALP’s outrageous sell-out of Tasmania’s old growth forests.

“Kerry O’Brien has made it extremely clear that Labor will not be protecting any of Tasmania’s threatened old growth forests” said Still Wild Still Threatened campaign spokesperson Ula Majewski.

“Kevin Rudd and Peter Garrett are pretending to take the critical issue of climate change seriously. This is an absolute farce. Labor is authorising the industrial scale devastation of some of Australia’s most significant carbon sinks. Protecting Tasmania’s ancient forests is a simple and effective climate change solution” said Ms Majewski.

Contact: Jenny Weber (Southern Tasmania) 0427 366 929
              Ula Majewski (Launceston) 0413 732 946

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