Senate to hold SA algal bloom inquiry as Greens warn ‘Adelaide beaches today could be Bondi tomorrow’
by Lisa Cox Climate and environment correspondent from on (#6YSZ9)
Inquiry to look into water quality, tourism, ecosystem health, Indigenous communities, fishing, and responses of state and federal governments
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The federal Senate is likely to convene an inquiry into the deadly algal bloom in South Australia, as the Greens warn the crisis is a sign of things to come for the country.
A motion from Labor senator Karen Grogan and Liberal Andrew McLachlan - both South Australians - as well as Nationals senator Ross Cadell, is to be moved on Wednesday, seeking to set up a Senate inquiry into the environmental issue.
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