Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison railed against environmental protesters in a lunchtime speech on Friday, warning of a “new breed of radical activism” that was “apocalyptic in tone” and pledging to outlaw boycott campaigns that he argued could hurt the country’s mining industry.
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| Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny leave after attending the inauguration of Indonesian President Joko Widodo for a second term, in Jakarta on Oct. 20, 2019. |
The remarks were made to an audience at the Queensland Resources Council, an organization that represents peak mining interests in the northeastern Australian state. The proposed limits on protest quickly drew condemnation from human rights groups and activists.
“From ending slavery to stopping apartheid, boycott campaigns have played a critical role in achieving many social advances that we now take for granted,” Hugh de Kretser, executive director of the Human Rights Law Center, said in a statement.
Read the story from The Washington Post by Adam Taylor - “Australia’s prime minister pledges to outlaw climate boycotts, arguing they threaten the economy.”
(Maybe Scott Morrison should consider that his inaction on climate change is “apocalyptic in tone” - Robert McLean)
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