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Minutes before the COP 26 summit in Glasgow (Nov 2021) Morrison decided that we should have a Net Zero position….much to the chagrin of the Nationals. There were no details of this plan of course, but there was a nice … Continue Reading →
Shine Energy’s website (https://www.shineenergy.com.au/) proudly proclaims “Helping Australia Transition To A Low Emission Future” – so how did this solar company win a $4m grant for a feasibility study into a coal-fired power station? Chief executive Ashley Dodd had big … Continue Reading →
When Michael McCormack was elected National’s leader, Barnaby went to the back bench and complained about living on a backbencher’s salary. Morrison appointed him as the Special Envoy for drought. People assumed that he would help the government come up … Continue Reading →
About 5 minutes before the election was called the Environment Minister, Melissa Price, approved the groundwater management plans for Adani. The mine can go ahead, subject to approvals from the QLD state government. Ms Price said she accepted advice from … Continue Reading →
Sep 2017 – The short story is that the Government bought $80m of water credits and we got no water. The long story is far more complicated and involves a government minister, Angus Taylor, a company (Eastern Australia Irrigation) he … Continue Reading →
The grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation was the largest donation of taxpayers’ money to a private foundation in history. This was granted without a tender process and no clear plan on how the money would be spent. In … Continue Reading →