In today's news
Apr. 14th, 2011 05:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
A big surprise to everyone involved, I'm sure.
Greens fail in bid to stop bypass bridge
A last-ditch attempt by the Greens to have work halted on a controversial road bypass near Hobart has failed.
The party claims Labor's steps to protect the Jordan River Levee site do not go far enough and amount to cultural vandalism.
The Greens Leader and Aboriginal Affairs Minister, Nick McKim, moved a motion yesterday to block the construction of a bridge over 40,000-year-old Aboriginal relics, north of Hobart.
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Aborigines step up bypass protest
Aborigines trying to block work on a section of the Brighton road Bypass near Hobart are digging in after their first protest since construction permits were approved.
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Greens fail in bid to stop bypass bridge
A last-ditch attempt by the Greens to have work halted on a controversial road bypass near Hobart has failed.
The party claims Labor's steps to protect the Jordan River Levee site do not go far enough and amount to cultural vandalism.
The Greens Leader and Aboriginal Affairs Minister, Nick McKim, moved a motion yesterday to block the construction of a bridge over 40,000-year-old Aboriginal relics, north of Hobart.
More
Aborigines step up bypass protest
Aborigines trying to block work on a section of the Brighton road Bypass near Hobart are digging in after their first protest since construction permits were approved.
More