Australian Government Passes Controversial Salmon Farming Law

Australian senator Sarah Hanson-Young pulls out dead salmon in parliament protest

This is the moment an Australian senator holds up a dead salmon in a plastic bag during a protest in parliament. Green Party senator Sarah Hanson-Young held up the fish while questioning the governing Labor Party over its proposed laws protecting salmon farming on Wednesday (26 March). The Labor government say the bill is designed to protect salmon-farming jobs, but some politicians have questioned salmon-farming practices, accusing them of poll…

Social licence 'critical' for aquaculture as Tasmanian industry cops govt protection

NZ King Salmon says it isn’t interested in making a buck off millions of fish deaths in Australia’s Macquarie Bay The post Social licence ‘critical’ for aquaculture as Tasmanian industry cops govt protection appeared first on Newsroom.

Greens protests salmon farming laws; Australian senator wields dead salmon

An Australian senator brought a dead fish in parliament on Wednesday to protest the government proposed laws aimed at safeguarding controversial salmon farms in a heritage listed inlet in the state of Tasmania. Greens Senator Sara Hanson Young staged the protest while posing a question to Labour Senator Jenny McAllister, who was representing the environment minister. The Green Party says it is concerned about the impact of industrial pollution i…

Australian senator holds up dead salmon during Parliament debate

(CBS, KYMA/KECY) - An Australian Greens senator held up a dead salmon in the Australian Parliament Wednesday in protest of proposed laws which would protect salmon farming in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour. While speaking in the chamber, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young held up the salmon while questioning the Labor Party. "On the eve of the election, have you sold out your environment credentials for a rotten, stinking extinction salmon?" Hanson-Young …

Why on earth has an Australian MP just whapped out a salmon in parliament?

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page An Australian politician has brough…

The Greens senator sitting behind her exclaimed that it stinks.