LANDED GENTRY: Rich Envirocrusader Revealed As Environmentally Sensitive Land Exploiter

Geoffrey Cousins doesn't approve of developments on properties he doesn't own. And yet he has an entirely different approach to development on his own land.

GREED IS GOOD
The filthy rich envirocrusader, now the darling of inner-city leftiste book buyers and environmental activists, is embroiled in an unseemly row over environmentally sensitive coastal land in Tasmania he wants to develop into housing.

Locals want the multi-millionaire to put his money where his Green mouth is by donating the land to the adjacent National Park.

It seems it's one law for Gunn's whose project would employ thousands and another law for land developer Cousins who probably only needs to build a couple of roads, put in connections, get an agent to throw up a sign and whatever and he's made millions. He's already sold off a chunk of the land to Dick Smith who plans to build a resort there.

Such hypocrisy.

THUG BULLY
He is indeed quite the charmless man, used to getting his own way by throwing his weight around, with the Australian Financial Review reporting on Cousins' past life as a CEO:

According to an account given to The AFR by one of those present during a particularly fiery Optus Vision board meeting, an adjournment was called to let the brawling players cool down. During the break, Optus Vision's chief executive, Geoff Cousins, is said to have walked around to Switkowski and said, "Listen, you f...ing p...k, if you say one more thing, I'll throw you out that window."

Game on.