▁level . ▁Sp encer ▁ignored ▁a ▁letter ▁sent ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Kevin ▁Rud d ▁saying ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁believe ▁it ▁was ▁from ▁him . ▁However , ▁he ▁reported ly ▁invited ▁Bob ▁Brown ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁to ▁debate ▁human ▁rights ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁ 6 1 - year - old ▁ended ▁the ▁strike ▁after ▁supp or ters ▁wor ried ▁for ▁his ▁health ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁stop . ▁In ▁a ▁statement ▁he ▁said , ▁" As ▁much ▁as ▁the ▁nation ▁is ▁concerned ▁about ▁me , ▁my ▁concerns ▁are ▁directed ▁at ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁the ▁hundreds ▁of ▁far mers ▁who ▁have ▁suic ided ▁and ▁the ▁polit icians ▁who ▁have ▁failed ▁to ▁show ▁any ▁concern , ▁comp ass ion ▁or ▁mor ality ▁for ▁what ▁the ▁government ▁has ▁done ▁to ▁these ▁families ▁and ▁the ▁nation ’ s ▁Constitution . ▁My ▁committed ▁st ance ▁on ▁the ▁tower ▁was ▁to ▁press ▁the ▁point ." ▁▁ ▁Sp encer ▁was ▁ev icted ▁from ▁his ▁property ▁for ▁failing ▁to ▁meet ▁pay ments ▁on ▁lo ans ▁from ▁family ▁members . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁granted ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁to ▁decide ▁if ▁he ▁should ▁be ▁compens ated ▁by ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁for ▁the ▁property ▁having ▁been ▁declared ▁a ▁carbon ▁sink . ▁The ▁High ▁Court ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁Federal ▁Court ▁was ▁wrong ▁to ▁have ▁thrown ▁out ▁Mr ▁Sp encer ' s ▁case ▁for ▁compens ation ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁he ▁had ▁" no ▁reasonable ▁prospect " ▁of ▁success . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Austral