Disclosure: Peter George played a small part in Richard Flanagan’s research for Toxic in his role of co-Chair of the Tasmanian Alliance...
The fish farmer's Facebook excuses are not the legal defence they presented in court recently.
Industrial fish farmer Huon Aquaculture was convicted in Hobart on six counts of breaching environmental regulations. The company was fined $40,000.
The following report is prepared by Peter George who began reporting court cases in 1969 and has covered a range of court...