Environment campaigner confronts Howard
Posted by mcarthurriver on November 5, 2007
From abc.net.au/news
Prime Minister John Howard has been heckled by an environment campaigner on his morning walk along the Nightcliff foreshore in Darwin.
Charles Roche from the Northern Territory Environment Centre confronted Mr Howard about the Coalition’s position on climate change.
Mr Roche then asked why the Government supports land clearing on the Tiwi Islands to the north of Darwin, where 28,000 hectares have been cleared so far.
“It’s one of the largest sources of land clearing in the whole of Australia and your Government has actively supported it,” he said.
“And you’re doing absolutely nothing to combat it.”
Mr Howard said there needs to be a balance between the environment and jobs.
