From civil service to civil disobedience: Greg Hunt’s former adviser joins Extinction Rebellion protest
by Adam Morton Climate and environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#61W3Q)
Gregory Andrews is one of several former public servants at rally outside Parliament House calling for end to fossil fuel expansion
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In 2013, Gregory Andrews was an adviser to the then environment minister Greg Hunt, working in an office that scrapped the Tim Flannery-led Climate Commission and abolished a national carbon price scheme.
Late last year he was Australia's high commissioner in western Africa, where his job focused on helping push oil and gas developments by Australian companies.
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