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Does Australia Have Too Many National Parks?

To: 'Judy Leitch' <>, 'Dave Torr' <>, 'Laurie Knight' <>
Subject: Does Australia Have Too Many National Parks?
From: Peter Shute <>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2014 08:46:47 +1100
It's now on 83% yes, and the vote count has increased from about 3000 when I 
looked yesterday evening to nearly 120,000.

At least it's now obvious it can't be believed.

Peter Shute

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus 
>  On Behalf Of Judy Leitch
> Sent: Thursday, 6 March 2014 8:34 AM
> To: 'Dave Torr'; 'Laurie Knight'
> Cc: 'birding-aus'
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Does Australia Have Too Many 
> National Parks?
> 
> I voted and at that time the NO vote was ahead, I checked 5 
> mins later and the YES vote had doubled :( This also happened 
> 2 weeks ago in a Gold Coast Bulletin online poll with regards 
> a Cruise Ship Terminal on our wonderful Broadwater.
> Check this out -
> 
> http://www.itnews.com.au/News/331994,ballot-stuffing-bot-hits-
> news-ltd-polls
> .aspx
> 
> Judy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus 
>  On Behalf Of Dave Torr
> Sent: Thursday, 6 March 2014 7:19 AM
> To: Laurie Knight
> Cc: birding-aus
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Does Australia Have Too Many 
> National Parks?
> 
> It is well known that all Fairfax readers are left-wing, 
> tree-hugging greenies so why would any good conservative 
> government any any attention to such a poll?
> 
> 
> On 5 March 2014 17:55, Laurie Knight <> wrote:
> 
> > There is a link between the conservation estate and the 
> preservation 
> > of wildlife.
> >
> > The Australian PM is quoted as saying "We don't support, as a 
> > government and as a Coalition, further lockouts of our 
> forests ...We 
> > have quite enough National Parks, we have quite enough locked up 
> > forests already. In fact, in an important respect, we have too much 
> > locked
> up forest."
> >
> > There is a poll in the Fairfax media that runs until 9 pm 
> EST, 10 pm 
> > EDST and 7 pm WST where you can note your opinion.
> >
> > http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/federal-politics/political-
> > news/no-more-national-parks-as-tony-abbott-pledges-to-
> > support-loggers-as-the-ultimate-conservationists-20140305-345zp.html
> >
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