Mr Barnett this morning confirmed the WA Government had withdrawn an application under Federal Environment law seeking approval to set drum lines between November and April each year. But in a concession, the Abbott Government will grant WA the right to deploy drum lines in emergency situations to catch sharks without first seeking approval from Canberra. https://au.news.yahoo/thewest/wa/a/25338657/state-drops-federal-push-on-shark-drum-lines/
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 07:42:05 +0000