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Australia seeks World Heritage reversal to open Tasmanian forests to logging.
The Federal Government is attempting a world first in its application for UNESCO's World Heritage Committee to remove World Heritage status for parts of Tasmania's forests so they can be made available for logging.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-12/australia-seeks-world-heritage-reversal-to-open/5520092
Elect a conservative to any government office and this is the shit you can expect. No matter where you are.
On edit: In keeping with the tone in GD today.
FUCK THEM.
