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Climate change is also clearly a matter of huge interest and concern for the scientific community.

Peter Garrett

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Peter Garrett
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: April 19
Environmentalist
Human Rights Activist
Member Of The Australian House Of Representatives
Peace Activist
Politician
Singer
Sydney
NSW
Peter Robert Garrett
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