Claim: The conservationists, who were concerned that the Franklin River area and surrounding wilderness would be damaged, became successful in their campaign to stop any dam on the Gordon River, afterwards, that campaign was solidified by Hawke Labor Government in Canberra.
Evidence: The Franklin Dam or Gordon-below-Franklin Dam project was a proposed dam on the Gordon River in Tasmania, Australia, that was never constructed. The movement that eventually led to the project's cancellation became one of the most significant environmental campaigns in Australian history. The proposed construction would have subsequently impacted upon the environmentally sensitive Franklin River, which joins the Gordon nearby. This resulted in the subsequent proclamation of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, which covered both the Franklin and Gordon Rivers. In November 1982, the conflict stepped up a notch when Brown announced that a blockade of the dam site would begin on 14 December. The new government, under Bob Hawke, had promised to stop the dam from being built. Canberra (/ˈkænbərə/ (listen) KAN-bə-rə) is the capital city of Australia. Robert James Lee Hawke, AC, GCL (9 December 1929 – 16 May 2019) was an Australian politician who served as Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the Labor Party from 1983 to 1991.