Kipling’s 1899 poem The White Man’s Burden, refers to the US colonisation of the Philippines, and, despite its release a century after the British subjugated this continent’s First Peoples, it reflects […]
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Jordan Shanks – Punching down for power From my (evolving) 1980’s Labor Left perspective on life, I’ll admit to being unimpressed when I first saw Mr Shanks prattling away on […]
(This story has been updated to clarify that Fibonacci is appealing a tariff placed on machinery necessary to begin production, which the company’s owner said will not be delayed. Also, […]
You may not have heard of Fiona Wilson, but she used to be an executive in the company Origin Energy, one of the big players in coal-seam gas in eastern […]
Hi, Twitter – a thread: What is this sudden interest in nuclear power? Where on earth is this coming from? And it’s not just any nuclear power – it seems […]
Scott Morrison says coal is vital to the economy, but experts say we could phase out fossil fuel and life would go on as usual Georgia Wilkins Jan 16, 2020 Prime […]
Thread Twiggy’s $50M commitment to bushfire resilience is a part partnership with Conservation International (CI) …possibly upscaled to $500m with donations from elsewhere. CI has as its Vice Chair, […]
Hi Twitter, A general thread about a group calling themselves NSW Volunteer Firefighter’s Association. (Website) They have been spreading the “Greens to blame for fuel reduction” myth as well as claiming […]
The “watergate” scandal around the purchase of water from a politically-connected tax exile isn’t atypical of Australian capitalism — it’s the model for much of Australian business. The “watergate” scandal, […]
Scott Morrison must face up to the challenge of climate change A haze of smoke has made the skies over Bondi Beach look more like those in New Delhi. The […]