Award of costs against Blue Wedges a threat to all of us and a threat to democracy

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Sheila Newman has reproduced on our site candobetter.org the media release of Greens MLA Sue Pennicuik concerning the awarding of court costs against Blue Wedges. They were awarded reluctantly by the Judge because the Victorian Government insisted. This represents a dire threat to our democracy when a group such as Blue Wedges acting with the best interests of the public and our environment at is left, as a result of a blatantly rigged environmental impact assessment process, with no choice but to challenge the government in court.

I think we must all get behind Blue Wedges and help them in what ever way we can to overcome the terrible predicament they now find themselves in and we must raise our voices so that all those responsible for this outrage are held to account for what they have done.