Famed actor and Australian icon, Jack Thompson recently became involved in a campaign to bring environmental issues back to the forefront of popular awareness. Following is the transcript of a press conference held in Northern New South Wales in which Jack explains why...

1. How I got involved...

2. R.F.A.s and woodchipping...

3.Bob Brown and
the Styx Valley of the Giants

4. Oldgrowth forests are not a "renewable resource"

4. Employment: the drover's gone from the outback

5. Timber Communities Australia- put your money where your mouth is.

6. Compensation

7. Q:-. This is happening in a federal election campaign, are you embarking on this with any sort of advice on how people should vote?

8. Q:- Are you saying that people should be prepared to put the economy on the backburner for this?

-Some images from the press conference-

saveforests.com.au