Environment
The truth about the WA oil spill
RACHEL SIEWERT, Australian Greens
Right now, huge volumes of oil are pouring into the Timor Sea as a result of an incident at the West Atlas drilling platform, off the pristine Kimberley coast. Last Friday I flew over the site of the oil spill to see for myself the extent of this disaster. I was deeply shocked to see that it spread far wider than had originally been reported. Accompanying me on my flight was conservationist Richard Costin, who has shot some shocking footage of the spill as it stretches from horizon to horizon. See the spill here