Truth triumphs on state of reef

MAY 11, 2015: AN extreme green campaign of lies and misinformation on the state of the Great Barrier Reef claimed another high-profile scalp this week, I'm pleased to see that the truth had triumphed.A lot of people have been duped by this extreme green campaign which is loaded with lies, so it’s not surprising that Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson has fallen victim to this highly damaging deluge of misinformation.He fell for the fiction these green eco-traitors like to peddle, and has admitted that he’d been ill-informed.The extreme green element continue to peddle the lie that “the dumping of millions of tonnes of dredge waste into reef water” is about to take place.When he heard the real story, which is that rather than the reef being a so-called “industrial dumping ground” the Australian government has banned the disposal of capital dredge material at sea, and allocated another $2 billion for reef protection measures, Sir Richard was, and I quote, “greatly heartened” by the facts.This is exactly how all Australians should feel when they find out exactly what is happening in terms of protection of the Great Barrier Reef. They should be greatly heartened by the facts and have confidence that this Government is taking more steps than ever before to protect our natural heritage.Extreme green groups should tell the truth rather than focus on lies and misinformation.