Greens MP says it is ‘unacceptable’ that results not made public as Minns government faces calls to abandon nets
Department of Primary Industries has kept hidden the results of surveys it conducted to gauge community opinion on shark nets, as the government forges ahead with the controversial deterrence strategy.
After one of these presentations, Randwick council in Sydney asked the department for the results of the community surveys it had conducted. “This places council in a very difficult position in having to make a decision in camera and without the benefit of understanding the community’s views on this issue,” the staff member wrote.
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