Ron Boswell, senator for the Australian state of Queensland, and member of the opposition Liberal National Party coalition today promised the Federal Labor Government “the mother of all campaigns” in every coastal seat in Australia over the government’s looming plans for “massive marine reserves”.
A story leaked to the local press this week “as a toe in the water” suggests the Australian Government has set aside just AU$20 million (US$21 million) to compensate professional fishermen for fishing bans in the vast South-West Bioregion, stretching from the Fleurieu Peninsular in South Australia to north of Perth in Western Australia.