Failed Greenpeace anti-GM campaign exposed

Colin Bettles
Updated October 25 2018 - 12:52pm, first published May 15 2016 - 6:00am
Images of the CSIRO incident distributed to media at the time by Greenpeace highlighting destruction of the scientific trials of biotech crops that were researching human health and agronomic traits.
Images of the CSIRO incident distributed to media at the time by Greenpeace highlighting destruction of the scientific trials of biotech crops that were researching human health and agronomic traits.

AN examination of the environmental register has highlighted curious contradictions associated with Greenpeace’s destruction of biotechnology crop trials at CSIRO’s Canberra scientific research facilities and the publicity stunt that severely backfired almost five years ago.

Colin Bettles

Colin Bettles

Canberra Bureau Chief

Has been the Canberra Bureau Chief for Fairfax Agricultural Media since 2010 - survived the hung parliament - former media manager at Western Australian Cricket Association now covering national agricultural and rural issues in federal politics.

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