The Federal Government has denied it is trying to silence environmental activists, as prominent voices in the environment and charities sectors speak out against a series of regulatory changes.
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| Bob Brown - "putting the fox in charge of the chicken coop". |
As Treasury canvasses a proposal to limit tax concessions for green groups, there have been changes at the top of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), including the appointment of Peter Hogan, chairman of coal seam gas company, Carbon Energy, to the regulator's advisory board.
That has raised the ire of environment groups, many of which are registered charities.
"We've got the Turnbull Government arranging to put the fox in charge of the chicken coop," former Australian Greens leader Bob Brown told 7.30.
Read the ABC News story - “Charity crackdown would be a 'torpedo' to environmental groups, Bob Brown says.”
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