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If you’re concerned about climate change and committed to positive action to reverse global warming there are a couple of things you can do that won’t take a lot of time, won’t lose you friends, but will make a difference. 1. Get involved in community action, either as an individual [CLICK TO READ MORE]
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This very self-explanatory graph (thanks to Graham Readfearn, The Guardian) is something that Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor and current Prime Minister Morrision would prefer you didn't see. For the sake of the environment and our children's futures, hopefully, by this time next week, it won't be Taylor making [CLICK TO READ MORE]
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY IS ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE – WHY AREN’T THE MAJOR PARTIES LISTENING? When dealing with climate change issues, one leader is blissfully ignorant and pretending not to be a climate change denier, and the other [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Does Morrison even understand hydrogen technology as a renewable energy source? Hydrogen hubs are being touted as the next good thing in the renewable energy industry, but mostly only in Australia. This weekend, Morrison has promised 2 new hydrogen hubs for Western Australia, which would seem to be yet [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Would you like to know how your sitting Federal politician votes in Parliament? This website - https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people - lists HR and Senate members and attendance and voting records.
A "Gas-fired robbery" report has been released by the Australia Institute revealing that the operators of Australia's giant offshore gasfields are paying next to no royalties. On top of this outrageous situation is the added unfavourable news that very few jobs have been created because of these gasfield operations. One [CLICK TO READ MORE]
This feelgood video of a flash mob performing dance to songs from Grease was shot in Antwerp Central Station. By the end of the video there are 250 performers! Old songs but lots of fun!! As one comment says "the world needs more of this" ... [CLICK TO READ MORE]
The long awaited introduction of legislation for a Commonwealth Integrity Commission (CIC) has again been stalled, or perhaps a better description is stymied as a majority in the government have “prevented or hindered the progress” of the bill or in fact any discussion. The government has never wanted an [CLICK TO READ MORE]
The Guardian (26/11/21) has reported that former Australian Democrats leader Meg Lees has joined the advisory council of Climate 200. Les joins former Liberal party leader John Hewson, and iconic Labor veteran Barry Jones on the council. Climate 200 is a company set up by Simon Holmes a Court as [CLICK TO READ MORE]
In 2008, there were just 65 bridled nailtail wallabies at the Taunton National Park, which is about 135 kilometres inland from Rockhampton in Queensland. After 13 years of conservation, a survey conducted earlier this year showed numbers had risen to an estimated 1,300. Apart from human conservation efforts, the wallabies have [CLICK TO READ MORE]
A lorikeet sharing with a king parrot - this is unusual! Lorikeets are usually aggressive and territorial and share with no other bird other than (sometimes) their partner. Bipartisanship in the interests of a full belly. Take note Morrison and Albanese!
A battle looms for the Federal seat of Hume in the forthcoming Federal election. Hume is currently held by Angus Taylor Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, and it comes as no surprise that an independent will contest the seat. Penny Ackery, a long-term Goulburn resident and former teacher is [CLICK TO READ MORE]
It becomes tedious when the same bloke is in the news almost every day because he's said or done something to upset yet more people. Unfortunately that is the case with our Prime Minister Morrison and this time he's really TRUMPED it! Not in response to the ugly scenes, [CLICK TO READ MORE]
From Michelle Gratten ABC Online News 12-Nov-21 ... Sean Kelly, columnist and former staffer for Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd, writes in his just-published The Game: A Portrait of Scott Morrison, that the PM, "never feels, in himself, insincere or untruthful, because he always means exactly what he says; it [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Morrison has backed a Senate inquiry into the ABC’s handling of complaints. The enquiry was instigated by Liberal senator Andrew Bragg, possibly at the behest of a disgruntled Fox News after the ABC decided not to act on any of Fox’s complaints about the Four Corners program about Fox News. [CLICK TO READ MORE]
The value of Australia’s coal exports in 2019 was approximately $69 billion. The value of all Australian exports in the same period were approximately $284 billion. The value of coal exported to China in 2019 was around $13 billion against total Australian exports to China of $111 billion. Figures are [CLICK TO READ MORE]
It’s a poor reflection on the knowledge that Scott Morrison has on the climate crisis, and if Angus Taylor has any more clues as to what the problem is, he’s certainly not letting on. After scorning most of the developed world with his half-baked ideas at COP26 Morrison has arrived [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Lobbying UNESCO in an attempt to remove any reference to 1.5C global warming Australia is trying to block a UN recommendation that countries should try to keep global heating to 1.5C to protect world heritage sites from the impacts of the climate crisis. The Australian government says that major [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Carbon capture and storage and carbon sequestration are often confused, and the difference confusing, especially when influential people such as Angus Taylor talk about it with his politicians hat on. Carbon capture and storage or CCS is referred to here as an artificial, non-biological technology for capturing carbon before [CLICK TO READ MORE]
The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) has been published annually since 2005. Although the position of many of the countries included in the index has improved slightly recently, there are stiil no countries in the top three positions overall. Australia has ranked near the bottom, or in [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Most of us become dissatisfied with the behaviour and decisions of our elected federal representatives at different times and sometimes over different issues, so, I’m here to tell you that there is something you can do about it. The first step is to do some research on your local member. [CLICK TO READ MORE]