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Scathing report labels SA and federal governments ‘ill-equipped’ for algae crisis
The Senate inquiry found governments lacked long-term monitoring and adequate funding, with the bloom covering over 4,000 square kilometers by May and causing widespread marine deaths.
- On Tuesday the Greens-chaired Senate inquiry led by Senator Sarah Hanson-Young released a 207-page report, finding authorities were 'caught unprepared' and 'ill-prepared and asleep at the wheel'.
- A lack of ongoing HAB and ecological research along the South Australian coastline undermined readiness as the bloom first appeared off the Fleurieu Peninsula in March before spreading across the Gulf of St Vincent, the report said.
- The bloom's scale overwhelmed coasts, growing over 4,000 square kilometres by May, prompting a $28 million support package and a $102.5 million summer plan with over $37 million for science.
- The report proposed 14 targeted recommendations including JobKeeper-like support and a buy-back scheme, while Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt said the Albanese government will `work through the findings carefully`.
- Premier Peter Malinauskas urged a generational investment in ocean recovery, saying `What we need is a generational investment in our oceans`, while a South Australian Parliament inquiry continues.
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Scathing report labels SA and federal governments ‘ill-equipped’ for algae crisis
A scathing report into South Australia's toxic algal bloom crisis has drawn criticism of both the state and federal governments as "ill-prepared" and "asleep at the wheel”.
·Sydney, Australia
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