Albanese to rush through new laws to protect Tasmania’s salmon industry from legal challenge
by Adam Morton Climate and environment editor from on (#6W18V)
Labor will push the contentious bill through parliament next week despite concerns about the extinction of the Maugean skate
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Anthony Albanese plans to rush through contentious legislation next week to protect Tasmania's salmon industry from a legal challenge over the industry's impact on an endangered fish species.
The future of the salmon industry on the state's west coast has become a sharp political issue centred on whether it can coexist with the Maugean skate, a ray-like species found only in Macquarie Harbour's brackish estuarine waters.
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