GOVT2614 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Green Ban, Norm Sanders, Moss Cass
26 Jul 2018
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Perceived as a major victory for environmental campaigners: bob brown elected to tasmanian parliament on countback after resignation of australian democrat. Norm sanders: utg/independent greens as campaigning vehicle, tasmanian greens not in existence, brown campaigned as an independent in denison. Extended campaign in 1960s against oil drilling in the reef area: led to a royal commission (1970-1974) which found against oil drilling on the basis of lack of effective management, formation of great barrier reef marine park in. 1975: 1981 listed as world heritage site, continued management issues. Pit environment against jobs (mining/damming/energy/logging/drilling: different from green bans (worker imposed bans on work) community campaigns, still relied upon government to act, but generally pressure successful, introduced international concerns regarding sites, and international dimension to environmental protection. Activation of stronger environment movement: birth of the australian greens, utg tasmanian independents tasmanian greens, alp shifted position from development only, national party under whitlam and environment minister.
