AEF Highlights - Jennifer Marohasy

[shakypam]

jennifer, you are PATHETIC stooge

[TheJUNGLESURFER]

ipa well there is hidden agenda with them for sure

[TheJUNGLESURFER]

how do you sleep at night jennifer

[TheJUNGLESURFER]

how do you sleep at night jennifer

[cheeseepeas]

So someone from your organisation - the Australian "Environment" Foundation - who is/was also an office bearer of the IPA (which has a well documented relationship with your Foundation), has a serious allegation of conflict of interest levelled at her, and your response is basically "no comment". Is that right? Not good enough mate

[Bushvision]

The issue is with the IPA. You should level the allegation at the IPA & get a response.

AEF will become concerned if when the IPA cannot give a good response.

[shakypam]

@Bushvision haha I know its two years later but that is a hilarious defence. "Ask them, I dunno!!!"

Who IS paying you?

[cheeseepeas]

Hi Bushvision

Tell me, is it true that Jennifer Marohasy (also featured on your Channel and also a member of the Institute of Public Affairs) was involved in advising a government committee against releasing more water to the Murray river for environmental reasons? And that Australia's largest irrigation company, Murray Irrigation, contributed $40,000 to the IPA? Was just wondering if you heard me ask you this earlier and if you had a reply.

Regards

[Bushvision]

Sure Jennifer Marohasy has done research work for the IPA. I expect that with her qualifications she gets asked to do all sorts of research work.

I don`t know the answers to any other questions as I don`t have anything to do with the other groups you mentioned.

[cheeseepeas]

"I don`t have anything to do with the other groups you mentioned" - so as a board member of the Australian Environment foundation, you were unaware that Murray Irrigation were a major sponsor of your 2006 Conference at Rydges Southbank? The conference in fact, where this video was filmed!! One might say, to draw a long bow, that Jennifer Marohasy's talk on the Murray water levels and salinity, were sponsored by Murray Irrigation....now that's a sweetheart deal innit?

[Bushvision]

So what`s the big deal. The board asks some one to organise a conference & they do it. So what difference does it make who the sponsors are. They pay to have their name splashed around much like advertising on TV works. They don`t dictate what the speakers will say or what the membership want - just like TV advertisers don`t dictate what programs go on TV.

[cheeseepeas]

My question was this: is it credible to say that you had "nothing to do with the groups....mentioned" when they were major sponsors of a conference held by an organisation of which you are a board member.... a fair enough question, I feel.

To expect your audience to believe that Murray Irrigation sponsoring a conference where environmental issues on the Murray River are to be discussed is not a conflict of interest, is quite simply insulting their intelligence.

[Bushvision]

Sure the person organising the conference contacted certain individuals for sponsorship. I personally had no involvement with Murray irrigation. I (as part of the board gave someone a job. (to organise a conference) They did it. Because there were no deals or promises involved by AEF there was no need for me (as a board member to make any decision regarding murray irrigation. If that insults someone so be it.