Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

At the request of Senator Nettle, I move:

That the Senate:

(a)

notes:

(i)

that on 28 February 2007 people around the world will participate in an international day of action against the proposed Salween dams in Burma and along the Thai-Burma border, and

(ii)

the Salween dams will permanently degrade Southeast Asia’s longest free flowing rivers, fisheries, floodplains, teak forests and wildlife habitats, and flood villages and fertile agricultural land; and

(b)

calls on the Government to oppose the dams and to place pressure on the Thai and Burmese Governments to halt plans to dam the Salween River.

Question negatived.