From civil service to civil disobedience: Greg Hunt’s former adviser joins Extinction Rebellion protest

Gregory Andrews was one of several former public servants at rally outside Parliament House calling for end to fossil fuel expansion

In 2013, Gregory Andrews was an adviser to the then environment minister Greg Hunt, working in an office that scrapped the Tim Flannery-led Climate Commission and abolished a national carbon price scheme.

Late last year he was Australia’s high commissioner in western Africa, where his job focused on helping push oil and gas developments by Australian companies.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/28/from-civil-service-to-civil-disobedience-greg-hunts-former-adviser-joins-extinction-rebellion-protest

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