Changes to the way we regulate offshore oil and gas approvals are being rammed through parliament. Labor are cowardly voting for a Coalition motion to cut a Senate inquiry into the policy to less than a month. It's the fossil fuel industry leading the Coalition, leading Labor.
Greenwashing erodes public trust in big business & institutions. The burden shouldn’t be on individuals to trawl through the fine print of agreements. Using loopholes & misleading tactics should = penalties. Well worth a read 👏 www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12...
🇦🇺 is being left behind as 🇺🇸 leaps ahead on clean energy & manufacturing through their 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. Dept of climate change & energy haven't done any modelling on impacts on 🇦🇺 I'm concerned the gov is asleep at the wheel, & capital/skills are leaving 🇦🇺 to 🇺🇸
We're now up to 2,020 people with unfettered, 24/7 access to Parliament House. We have no idea who these people are. This is a huge transparency fail that doesn't live up to community standards. #SenateEstimates
Upgrading the AIS would deliver much better value for taxpayers and also be less disruptive for athletes than moving it to South-East QLD. I call on the Federal Sports and Infrastructure Ministers to immediately rule out any plans to relocate the AIS. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/837744...
Simple tax changes would help households electrify and unlock $1000s of savings. In a cost of living crisis it's a no-brainer. The crossbench is pushing for sensible changes to ensure renters don’t miss out. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/837363...
PBO costings show power bill relief by up to $1594 a year.
We underestimate cost of climate change at our peril. Cost of disasters, food, insurance, health impacts all ⬆️ While Govt: $250B Stage3 tax cuts & $368B subs 👀 $200m/yr for adaptation 🤷♂️ While expanding fossil fuel industry 🤯 We need bold action now. theconversation.com/have-some-ec...
When economists model climate impacts, they look to what past weather shocks have done to the economy. But this does not remotely capture what climate change could do.
Huge effort from a fellow Canberran, Piumetharshika, walking from Melbourne to Canberra with 21 other women. They’re asking for safety and a future as Australians. Puime arrived as a 5 year old, and is now a promising young nursing student. www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09...