‘Wilfully destructive’ – UN on major disasters
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction reported yesterday that climate change was largely to blame for a near doubling of natural disasters in the past 20 years. It said 7,348 major …
Govt energy budget rort
The Prime Minister’s determination to ignore global warming and shower his fossil fuel and political mates with public money is on full display in this budget. $11 million to refurbish …
Govt. cuts budget scrutiny
Billions of dollars in government spending could go without scrutiny, after the Morrison Government slashed the Auditor General’s budget. The Government has quietly cut $14m from the operating budget of …
The budget deficit
The Morrison Government has handed down a budget they’ve called the most significant since WWII; except if you’re a woman, an unemployed person over the age of 35, an older …
Gas is booming
The Prime Minister said last week “If you’re not for gas, you’re not for jobs in our manufacturing and heavy industries.” We say if you are not for doing everything …
Regen farming – a heartening story
The ABC’s Australian Story, 28 Sept 2020, produced a very compelling program about Charlie Massy – a fifth generation sheep farmer who turned his back on over-grazing and chemicals to …
Not a good day for job-keeping
~2.2 million Australians are relying on the supplement for JobSeeker, Youth Allowance and parenting payments and this week JobSeeker payments will reduce by $300 to $1,200. Those who worked less …
Bell from Birchip
David Bell’s history with the Democrats goes back to the very beginnings of the party so it was wonderful to have him join recently and take a very active role …
More evidence of female disadvantage
The Government is still not listening to women, not acknowledging the disproportionate impact Covid is having on them, and not doing anything about it. Chris Wallace at the 50/50 Foundation, …
Fixing the homelessness catastrophe a win-win
Vivienne Skinner and Phillippa Carnemolla of the University of Technology, Sydney have written a compelling argument for taking action to fix homelessness based on the very high cost of not …