Reading Time: 9 mins 23rd September 2022
Author: Robert Watson

CLIMATE - A NEW GOVERNMENT, THE MINERS & RENEWABLES
A big factor helping the Labor Party win government in May last year was their advocacy for improved policies to help relieve global warming and climate change in general. There were of course other reasons people voted for a change, including the establishment of an effective federal integrity commission, gender wage equality, fairer wages for low-paid workers, and, because they weren’t the Morrison government!

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has already served more than 10% of the electoral term, and from a rapid start, things might already be starting to ‘slow down’. There is more ‘political speak’ lately and less direct answers to difficult questions.

Reading Time: 8 mins 21st February 2022
Author: Robert Watson

THE POLITICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
The expense and difficulty in reaching a sustainable level of global temperature before 2050 was made more difficult by the inaction and neglect of the Morrison government and particularly the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Angus Taylor.

At the same time many industries were independently moving away from fossil fuel generated power Morrison, Taylor, Joyce, Pitt and many other conservative politicians were encouraging and promoting fossil fuel companies while almost completely ignoring renewables and the necessary infrastructure for transition ...

Reading Time: 10 mins 3rd November 2021
Author: Robert Watson

THE MINING INDUSTRY HAS BEEN GOOD FOR AUSTRALIA, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH BETTER!
The past generation has seen various governments fail to utilise the incredible wealth that has been generated by the exploitation of natural resources in Australia.

... does Australia get a good deal from the natural resources exploitation industry?