Media release – Bob Brown Foundation, 6 July 2022
Miner MMG ceases activities in takayna / Tarkine after legal threat
After receiving another communication from our Foundation’s lawyers, MMG has decided to cease all activities involving vehicles, machinery and other equipment within the controversial mining lease in takayna / Tarkine, for the time being.
“For all intents and purposes, MMG has been in contempt of court and now will abide by a Federal Court order. This would not have happened if left to the police. It is an outcome of the combined efforts of our legal team, our campaigners and forest defenders in takayna / Tarkine,” Bob Brown said.
“There is one law for corporations and one law for defenders of the planet,” Bob Brown said.
Bob Brown Foundation has also released a letter to Federal Minister for the Environment, Tanya Plibersek.
“The letter was sent after a month of silence from Minister Plibersek, as MMG, contravening a Federal Court order, continued works for a toxic waste dump in Tasmania’s takayna / Tarkine,” Jenny Weber, Bob Brown Foundation Campaign Manager said.
