2025-07-18
As the South Australian algal bloom continues to wreak havoc on South Australia's coast, the Greens are today calling on the Prime Minister and Premier Malinauskas to intervene.
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Senator for South Australia and Greens spokesperson for the environment said:
"The Prime Minister and South Australian Premier should meet to coordinate a full national response to the algal bloom catastrophe engulfing South Australia.
"This is an environmental catastrophe, an economic calamity and increasingly a community health emergency.
"We need a COVID-19 style rescue package to provide urgent support for the community, massive increased environmental monitoring, and we need action against fossil fuels.
"Instead we have the federal government saying it’s a state issue, and we have the SA government dragging its feet in asking for federal help. It’s past time that the Prime Minster and the Premier sort this out.
"This is a national climate catastrophe and it requires a commensurate response. Instead we have state and federal governments bureaucratic buck passing.
"A COVID-19 style rescue package means support for the affected industries, community and local councils.
"I urge the Prime Minister and Mr. Malinauskas to avoid this becoming their “I don’t’ hold a hose” moment."