[Greens-Media] Brown slams Labor as Howard look-alikes on forests

[Bennett, Ebony (Sen B. Brown)]

Monday, 23 July 2007

Brown slams Labor as Howard look-alikes on forests

Greens Leader Bob Brown said tonight that Kevin Rudd has yet again made
himself look like John Howard, this time over Tasmanian forest
destruction.

"Howard slams the unions whenever he can. Rudd kicks unionists out of
the Labor party for swearing, but both back a fragment of the CFMEU in
the destruction of Australia's heritage forests and wildlife," Senator
Brown said.

"The union pro-mill, anti forests policy unites Rudd and Howard every
bit as much s the pay rise for politicians. This Labor proposal to
destroy the habitat of endangered species like the giant Tasmania
wedge-tail eagle and the Tasmanian Devil breaks Australia's environment
law, but there is no brake on both leaders' subservience to the
job-shedding logging industry." 

"This policy takes a chainsaw to Kevin Rudd's credibility on climate
change. Voters alarmed about the loss of this nation's living heritage
and the impact of burning forests on climate change will have to vote
Green in 2007."

"How Peter Garrett can support this policy is beyond my comprehension."
Senator Brown said. 

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