Challenge on Latham's conservation commitment

Fri May 14 11:47:43 EST 2004

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Friday, 14 May 2004

Challenge on Latham's conservation commitment

"Labor believes in investing in the environment, passing on our natural
assets and heritage to the next generation and taking climate change
seriously: ratifying the Kyoto protocol and establishing an emissions
trading system, and establishing new national policies to save the
Murray-Darling and to protect our native forests, our beaches and our
coastline" - Mark Latham, 13 May 2004

Mark Latham's budget speech commitment to Kyoto, the Murray-Darling and
Australia's native forests, beaches and coastline was welcomed today by
Greens Senator Bob Brown.

"But we want to see the all-important details on these commitments. The
public will be right behind Labor if it can show a dinkum plan to save
Tasmania's iconic forests and wildlife, stop the erosion of our fabulous
coastline, restore a minimum 1500 gigalitres flow to the Murray and,
beyond Kyoto, match British Prime Minister Tony Blair's goal of a
further 15% cut to greenhouse emissions," Senator Brown said.

"The environment is huge in voters' minds. The Howard government has
failed on all four issues or, worse, its policies have added to the
environmental damage. But Labor has to spell out to the Australian
voters just how it will meet its headline commitments - where are the
details?" Senator Brown asked.

More information: Katrina Willis 02 6277 3170 or 0419 704 095

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