Environmentalists flak Tony Abbott’s meeting with Gautam Adani during India visit

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Tony Abbott’s meeting with the Indian delegation led by India’s Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi in New Delhi. Photo- PIB

By SAT News Desk

MELBOURNE, 12 August 2021: Former PM Tonny Abbott’s recent visit to India as Australia’s Special Trade envoy to India has drawn flak from environmentalists and the ‘Stop Adani’ environment organization. During his visit, Mr Abbott also met Mr Gautam Adani, whose company’s developing the world’s biggest coal mine in Queensland.

Twitter was abuzz with comments. Prof.Terry Hughes, Distinguished Professor and Chief Investigator at the ARC Centre of Excellence, Coral Reef Studies, Tweeted, ” Is there a collective noun for the supporters of giant coal mines in the 21st century…” This comment was in response to Gautam Adani’s Tweet, ” Indeed a pleasure to host @ HonTonyAbbott, @AusHCIndia Barry O’Farrell and @AusCG_Mumbai Peter Truswell – the best of Aussie wit in full flow over lunch. While we battle it out in cricket and hockey, our strategic alignment in business and national interests has never been stronger.”

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The Stop Adani said sharing Huges Tweet on its Facebook page: This week, Scott Morrison (ScoMo) sent renowned climate change denier Tony Abbott and infamous former NSW premier Barry O’Farrell to India on a $19,000 taxpayer-funded trip to meet Gautam Adani and talk about coal.

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In April 2021, Australia exported a record amount of coal to India. No doubt Scott Morrison, Tony Abbott, and Gautam Adani are hoping to increase this trade.

This taxpayer-funded junket is a slap in the face to all those families trying to get home during a global pandemic, and an embarrassing signal to the world that the Australian Government only cares about coal ahead of the Global Climate Summit in October.

In fact, there has been a heated reaction on the issue and comments can be read on the Stop Adani Facebook page where the above statement has been made. One comment reads, ” This was done very quietly! Disgraceful. And travelling to India in the middle of a pandemic, which is rife in India? Will they be going into hotel quarantine when they return??? I doubt it very much.

Another comment says, ” Tony Abbott is currently working as an adviser to the British government’s Board of Trade. Why are we paying to send him to India?
Stop Adani’s Facebook post –

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Neeraj Nanda

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