Reminder that the Qld Government have given a royalty holiday to Adani, who they are now in court against. Genius.
abc.net.au/news/2024-05-0…

My column on the Budget to come and choice to be made…

The budget reveals what governments actually care about. And Labor has chosen to keep jobseekers in poverty | Greg Jericho | The Guardian theguardian.com/business/grogo…

Day 4 of telling motorists in Perth that 90% of WA's gas is exported, mostly royalty-free. #auspol

Just looked up aviation fuel use in Aus.

We're not really decarbonising, are we?

energy.gov.au/publications/a…

Budgets reveal a Government's priorities.

Other countries choose to support job seekers, so they're not forced to live in poverty.

We're choosing to put an extra $50 billion into defence. 🤷 #auspol

Cooper Energy made an ASX announcement in 2021 claiming the government had certified it as a carbon neutral gas producer. And that it was meeting the community need for 'low-carbon' energy .

Public servants claim that orgs certified by the govt's carbon neutral scheme do more on climate than others. Since the govt certified gas company Cooper Energy as 'Australia's first carbon neutral gas producer' both its operational & production emissions have INCREASED #auspol

How can Coalition & Labor govts not only stand by & watch the wholesale destruction of the Great Barrier Reef but actively lobby AGAINST listing it as 'in danger' AND keep subsidising & approving the fossil fuel projects that are killing it?
theguardian.com/environment/20…

The latest OFFICIAL update on the Great Barrier Reef suggests it’s to early to measure “any” coral mortality.

In the meantime, actual scientist are telling it like it is - “It’s fucking awful,” the softly spoken scientist says, emerging from the ocean.”
theguardian.com/environment/20…

Some people trying to say “oh but in dollar terms Jobseeker is higher than other countries” and that’s what matters.

Great if you are able to spend your Jobseeker money in Poland. Not so great if you have to live in Australia.

Why do other resource-rich countries collect so much more revenue from oil & gas than Australia?

'Unfortunately, our elected representatives have been far too easily influenced & manipulated by foreign-owned multinational resource companies,'
explains Mark Ogge on 6PR. #auspol

‘How come we can afford $36 billion a year for new roads but can't spend the same amount on renewables?’

Governments don't want to get asked simple questions like that.

They'd rather you think the Budget is boring.

Executive Director Richard Denniss explains.
Richard Denniss #auspol

Remember Environmental Protection Australia that Tanya Plibersek recently announced (to acclaim fr Labor-linked enviro grps)?

Without meaningful, rigorous National Environmental Standards, EPA will just supervise ineffectual 'compliance & enforcement' theconversation.com/australias-lon…

No we do not have a gas shortage. No we do not need more gas fields. No gas is not a transition fuel

Oh dear, the old chestnut of ‘we need more gas to transition away from fossil fuels’ is back again…gas production in Australia isn’t ‘dwindling’ its soaring its just that 90% of our gas is now exported. The science says we need less gas, not more #auspol #climate

“Up there in the canopy, can you hear the birdsong?”

The destruction of habitat for 270 birds, including endangered Gouldian Finches, at Lee Point in Darwin is set to continue is today, with hundreds of community members gathering at dawn in protest.

Interesting thread here.

The Chief Economist of Australia's leading conservative think tank has 'no opinion' on his staff's work on energy.

In fact, he has no opinion on anything he has not read all the literature on.

So Tanya Plibersek found Whitehaven Coal is a 'suitable person' to take over a Qld coal mine because her department found 'no env compliance matters to report'.

JFC, just search for 'Whitehaven enviro breach'!!!

epbcpublicportal.awe.gov.au/all-notices/pr…

We've seen seemingly endless scandals from consultants that the Government spends billions on.

Barbara Pocock joins the Aus Institute's Bill Browne Bill Browne & host Ebony Bennett to discuss exposing the consultancy cover-up.

FREE, register:
australiainstitute.org.au/event/exposing… #auspol

BREAKING: Israel is now dropping bombs on Palestinian civilians hiding in tents in Rafah, the last place of shelter in Gaza.

Read that again: Families seeking refuge in tents are under attack.

This is not “self-defense.”

This is terrorism.