The Victorian Greens have slammed the Federal Labor government's plan to drill for more climate-destroying gas off Victoria's coastline.
The Federal Labor Government has approved permits to explore waters between South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania.
It comes after the Victorian Labor Government recently gave Beach Energy the final approval to extract gas offshore in the Otway Basin, where they have now started drilling near the iconic 12 Apostles.
The Leader of the Victorian Greens, Ellen Sandell said that it's outrageous that in the middle of a climate crisis, the Victorian and Federal Labor Governments are both greenlighting more gas.
As stated by the Leader of the Victorian Greens, Ellen Sandell:
"Make no mistake - this decision shows that Labor does not care about protecting us from climate change. Instead, they're pouring fuel on the fire by approving more and more fossil fuel gas projects."
"This is a disgraceful and dangerous decision that will commit young people to a climate-destroyed future of more bushfires, extreme weather and floods."
"Labor at both Federal and State level is steamrolling ahead with a plan to wreck our climate and our oceans by approving more and more gas drilling. Labor's plan hands huge profits to their mates in the big gas corporations, even though these companies export 80% of Australia's gas overseas, and burning gas causes climate catastrophe."
