Dr. Julie Delforce's son, Chris, is executive director of the animal rights activist group which launched Aussie Farms, an interactive satellite map with details of Australian farms.
ROB HARRIS: ‘Dr. Julie Delforce, a senior sector specialist with the department’s agricultural productivity and food security division, has been stood down pending an external investigation… revealed her links to five websites that contain more than 1300 photos and 65 videos from at least 42 invasions on Australian farms and abattoirs. The websites — Aussie Abattoirs, Aussie Chickens, Aussie Ducks, Aussie Eggs, and Aussie Turkeys — ask the public to donate money to cover “legal fees” and “finance investigations” which they describe as “undercover” and “covert”.
Her role at the department included strengthening the quality of agricultural development initiatives across the Australian aid program. A month-long internal investigation had earlier found there was no reason Dr. Delforce should not keep her job at the department, after an initial report… in September revealed her links to the infamous animal activist group Aussie Farms.
Dr. Delforce’s son, Chris, is the executive director of the controversial animal activist group which earlier this year launched an interactive satellite map with the details and addresses of almost 6000 farmers. Formed in 2014, Aussie Farms is dedicated to ending commercialised “animal abuse” and “exploitation” in Australian animal agriculture facilities by exposing slaughtering practices.
The Aussie Farms website promotes a number of related websites, five of which are registered to RJ Delforce Investments, owned by Dr Delforce and her husband Robert… The websites encourage tax-deductible donations to fund Aussie Farms, because of the group’s registered charity status…
A spokesman for DFAT conceded it was “unacceptable” the information was not revealed during the course of its initial departmental investigation. “The department is now commissioning an external investigation of the matter,” the statement said. “This investigation will be comprehensive and include a full examination of Dr Delforce’s business interests, including any links to animal activist websites”.’ SOURCE…
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