{"id":3149,"date":"2020-01-11T22:09:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T14:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dingo.news\/voice\/?p=3149"},"modified":"2024-08-06T02:56:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T18:56:18","slug":"indiana-jones-to-the-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dingo.news\/voice\/indiana-jones-to-the-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Jones to the rescue? &#8211; by Jommy Tee"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-thb0q2 r-1mi0q7o\" data-testid=\"tweet\">\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Thread <\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu\">\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/twitter-a.jpg?resize=50%2C50&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">Twiggy&#8217;s $50M commitment to bushfire resilience is a part partnership with Conservation International (CI) &#8230;possibly upscaled to $500m with donations from elsewhere. CI has as its <strong>Vice Chair<\/strong>, Harrison Ford &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"color: #993300; font-size: 16px;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservation.org\/about\/board-of-directors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">source<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Board-of-Directors.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3164\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Board-of-Directors.jpg?resize=912%2C361&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"912\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Board-of-Directors.jpg?w=912&amp;ssl=1 912w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Board-of-Directors.jpg?resize=300%2C119&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Board-of-Directors.jpg?resize=768%2C304&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-thb0q2 r-1mi0q7o\" data-testid=\"tweet\">\n<div class=\"r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Resilience.png?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3158\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Resilience.png?resize=680%2C445&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Resilience.png?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Resilience.png?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">However, it might not all be beer and skittles, or Indy riding into town. Conservation International is not without its critics for its past behaviour and work with Chevron, Monsanto and Shell. Mind you that was 8 years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"tweet-text\" class=\"css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-bnwqim r-qvutc0\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"tweet-rich-content-label\" class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-156q2ks\" aria-labelledby=\"quote-tweet-label\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-9x6qib r-t23y2h r-1phboty r-rs99b7 r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-1j63xyz\" aria-haspopup=\"false\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-uvzvve r-rull8r r-qklmqi r-1adg3ll\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x\">\n<div class=\"r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1p0dtai r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-11wrixw r-61z16t r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-417010\">\n<p><div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-5dcff5496e950de130cdedb7f46a9a64 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; height:550px; max-height:550px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"Conservation International Greenwash\" width=\"600\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QsRGXsEGG8Q?start=&feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\"  allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Conservation International &#8216;agreed to greenwash arms company&#8217;<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-16y2uox r-1wbh5a2 r-1777fci r-1mi0q7o r-utggzx r-m611by\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q\">\n<div class=\"css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-1re7ezh r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">US environmental charity under fire for close links with controversial companies, including Cargill, Chevron, Monsanto and Shell.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #008080;\"> <a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-1dbjc4n r-1loqt21 r-18u37iz r-16y2uox r-1wtj0ep\" style=\"color: #008080;\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oukqnB0jWJ?amp=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-focusable=\"true\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">theecologist.org<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">One thing CI appears to do is provide corporates a green offsetting mechanism where the companies donate $ or create endowments in return for CI protecting\/conserving the environment elsewhere. BHP have an alliance with CI as well:<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-117bsoe r-mvpalk r-156q2ks\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-9x6qib r-t23y2h r-1phboty r-rs99b7 r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-1j63xyz\" aria-haspopup=\"false\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-uvzvve r-rull8r r-qklmqi r-1adg3ll\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x\">\n<div class=\"r-1adg3ll r-13qz1uu\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1p0dtai r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-11wrixw r-61z16t r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-417010\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-4gszlv r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BHP-smh.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3163\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BHP-smh.jpg?resize=534%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BHP-smh.jpg?w=676&amp;ssl=1 676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/BHP-smh.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/span><\/a><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Recognising the impact of its mining, BHP backs an &#8216;unlikely&#8217; alliance<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-16y2uox r-1wbh5a2 r-1777fci r-1mi0q7o r-utggzx r-m611by\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q\">\n<div class=\"css-901oao css-cens5h r-1re7ezh r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">BHP has renewed a funding partnership with Conservation International under which the ASX-listed miner has contributed $50 million in seven years.<\/span> (<span style=\"color: #993300; font-size: 12pt;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/business\/companies\/recognising-the-impact-of-its-mining-bhp-backs-an-unlikely-alliance-20190809-p52fie.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">source<\/a><\/span>)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px;\">CI claim they have been able to protect 50M hectares globally thus far. Their latest glossy annual report can be found <\/span><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><a style=\"color: #003300;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservation.org\/docs\/default-source\/publication-pdfs\/fy18_annual_report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000; font-size: 20px;\">here<\/span>.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9pa8cd aligncenter\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/ENz17rTUYAA7rEm?format=png&amp;name=900x900\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"468\" height=\"365\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">As far as I can tell Conservation International currently DO NOT undertake any projects in Australia. So the Twiggy\/CI partnership could end up being the first.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Map-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3170\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Map-1-scaled.jpg?resize=774%2C517&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"774\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Map-1-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Map-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Map-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Map-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Map-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1027&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Map-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1369&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Map-1-scaled.jpg?w=2160&amp;ssl=1 2160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">I must say I don&#8217;t know what to make of this partnership between Mindaroo and CI. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">My preference would still be for national climate disaster fund (fossil fuel levy) as per the<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"> <a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAusInstitute\" data-focusable=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">@TheAusInstitute<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-thb0q2 r-1mi0q7o\" data-testid=\"tweet\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18kxxzh r-5f2r5o\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-18kxxzh r-1wbh5a2 r-13qz1uu\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x\">\n<div class=\"r-1p0dtai r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-sdzlij r-1p0dtai r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-417010\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-9pa8cd\" draggable=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/917492028379766784\/LULX9hnd_bigger.jpg?w=1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1twgtwe r-sdzlij r-rs99b7 r-1p0dtai r-1mi75qu r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-o7ynqc r-6416eg\" aria-haspopup=\"false\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1iusvr4 r-16y2uox r-1777fci r-5f2r5o\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wtj0ep r-zl2h9q\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1wbh5a2 r-dnmrzs r-1ny4l3l\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1awozwy r-18u37iz r-dnmrzs\">\n<div class=\"css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-vw2c0b r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-3s2u2q r-qvutc0\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-xoduu5 r-1mlwlqe r-1d2f490 r-1udh08x r-u8s1d r-h9hxbl r-417010\" aria-label=\"\ud83d\udca7\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-1niwhzg r-vvn4in r-u6sd8q r-x3cy2q r-1p0dtai r-xoduu5 r-1pi2tsx r-1d2f490 r-u8s1d r-zchlnj r-ipm5af r-13qz1uu r-1wyyakw\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">by <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jommy Tee &#8211; electric HiLux owner&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span> &#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><a style=\"color: #003300;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jommy_tee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">@jommy_tee<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-k200y r-18u37iz r-1h0z5md r-1joea0r\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1re7ezh r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Jan 9, 2020<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>&#8211; Ends &#8211;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #003366;\" title=\"https:\/\/www.conservation.org\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZJ36MpHQWy?amp=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-focusable=\"true\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-hiw28u r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">https:\/\/<\/span>conservation.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #003366; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> <a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #003366;\" title=\"https:\/\/www.minderoo.com.au\/fire-fund\/\" role=\"link\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230306103251\/https:\/\/www.minderoo.org\/fire-and-flood-resilience\/fire-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-focusable=\"true\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-hiw28u r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">https:\/\/<\/span>minderoo.com.au\/fire-fund\/<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tai.org.au\/content\/national-climate-disaster-fund-ncdf\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vyf7e4Bh8P?amp=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-focusable=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-hiw28u r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">https:\/\/<\/span>tai.org.au\/content\/nation<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-hiw28u r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">al-climate-disaster-fund-ncdf<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-901oao r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-1blvdjr r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-19yat4t r-bnwqim r-qvutc0\" dir=\"auto\" lang=\"en\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/TAI.jpg?resize=205%2C210&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"210\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-117bsoe r-mvpalk r-156q2ks\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-9x6qib r-t23y2h r-1phboty r-rs99b7 r-18u37iz r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-1j63xyz\" aria-haspopup=\"false\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-16y2uox r-1wbh5a2 r-1777fci\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-16y2uox r-1wbh5a2 r-1777fci r-1mi0q7o r-utggzx r-m611by\">\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-zl2h9q\">\n<div class=\"css-901oao css-cens5h r-hkyrab r-1qd0xha r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">The National Climate Disaster Fund <\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/tai.org.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">tai.org.au<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Petition: <span style=\"color: #993300;\">Protect Our Laws from the coal lobby<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Related<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In 2013, Andrew (Twiggy) Forrest was chosen to lead a review into Indigenous employment and train<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">ing programs, which was to report to the Australian government.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nationalunitygovernment.org\/content\/cashless-debit-card-causes-social-and-economic-harm-so-why-trial-it-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3175\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/twiggy-forrest-Indue-card.jpg?resize=690%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/twiggy-forrest-Indue-card.jpg?w=690&amp;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/twiggy-forrest-Indue-card.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A welfare card was recommended in a controversial review of Indigenous<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">employment by WA mining magnate Andrew &#8220;Twiggy&#8221; Forrest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The card has faced criticism for targeting Indigenous people, and for its compulsory use by recipients of social security payments, even when they do not engage in behaviours like using illegal drugs or alcohol or gamble.<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cashless_Welfare_Card\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">source<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong>______________________________________________________________<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"title\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nationalunitygovernment.org\/content\/claims-twiggy-forrest-has-purposely-manipulated-pilbara-community\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #800000; font-size: 16px;\"><strong>Claims that Twiggy Forrest has purposely manipulated a Pilbara community<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"page-title\" class=\"title\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">&#8220;All Wirlu-murra members who turned up to vote received a $400 Woolworths voucher, promoting claims in court by YAC&#8217;s barrister that they were being &#8220;bribed&#8221; to vote in favour of the resolutions.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Thread &nbsp; Twiggy&#8217;s $50M commitment to bushfire resilience is a part partnership with Conservation International (CI) &#8230;possibly upscaled to $500m with donations from elsewhere. CI has as its Vice Chair, Harrison Ford &#8211; source &nbsp; &nbsp; However, it might not all be beer and skittles, or Indy riding into town. Conservation International is not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":31915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[476,200,12,3],"tags":[141,236,239,206,240,238],"class_list":["post-3149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles-by-ronni-salt-jommy-tee","category-bushfires","category-indigenous-affairs","category-political-issues","tag-australia","tag-bushfires","tag-conservation-international","tag-environment","tag-the-australia-institute","tag-twiggy-forrest"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dingo.news\/voice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}