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Article: -AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT: Parer challenges Democrats to justify claims on Great Barrier Reef
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- M2 Presswire
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- June 11, 1998
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M2 PRESSWIRE-11 June 1998-AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT: Parer challenges Democrats to justify claims on Great Barrier Reef (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:110698 The Democrats had based claims that assessments were underway on the mineral and oil potential of the Great Barrier Reef on a bare-faced lie, Federal Minister for Resources and Energy Senator Warwick Parer said today. Senator Parer challenged Senator Lyn Allison (Democrats Queensland) to justify her claims that she had information 'that the potential of these reefs to be appraised is actually being driven through the Federal Minister for Resources.' He was appearing before a session of the Senate Estimates ...