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Poppy Johnston

REVEALED: Senator surfer on political waves caught and missed | Vintage Vibes

Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson is retiring after 14 years in federal politics. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Of all the oceanic issues Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson has waded into, shark mitigation took the biggest personal toll.

The federal senator for Tasmania recalls with horror arriving in Perth ahead of a parliamentary inquiry he was chairing into balancing human safety with marine conservation.

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