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Elizabeth Chandler's avatar

A despicable betrayal of both this nation , its people , and the planet by this apology for a “Labor government “ Gough Whitlam would be aghast , as would Tom Uren , who saw fit to mentor Albanese. The callous preference to kowtow to the agenda of fossil fuel corporates as a priority over the health of the environment , AND priceless Heritage Burrup Peninsula ancient Indigenous art works is insufferable and unforgivable . It aligns with the preference of this government to turn their heads while a genocide is occurring in Palestine . The soulless CEO of Woodside dares to call anyone who sees what their

Emissions are doing to ancient heritage art works “an activist” is obscene . These people are merely normal human beings who pay attention to the irreparable damage done to the planet for corporate profits alone.

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Felix MacNeill's avatar

Quite apart from being the stupidest and most corrupt decision since Howard, delaying redorm to the EPBC Act and making this decision until after the election was the most deceitful and cowardly political act I've seen in years.

I still list the Coalition's utterly cynical and lying attack on the Voice referendum as the lowest political act I've seen in more than 50 years of active political engagement, but this comes a very close second.

The Neolaboral Political Party is now all but indistinguishable from the Illiberal Political Party, though slightly less comically dumb.

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Elizabeth Chandler's avatar

Correct 💯💯💯Albanese got rid of Tanya Plibersek , and gave the job of betrayal to Senator Watt ( “the fixer”), who must be very pleased with his disgusting bending of the knee to fossil fuel corporates . This unforgivable disgrace will be his legacy in perpetuity.

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Patricia Hull's avatar

It sure will

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MICHAEL'S CURIOUS WORLD's avatar

The tax arrangements put in place by Howard are certainly disgraceful, but can they be changed? Rudd/Gillard tried, but were stymied by industry lobbying.

If there is a fuss about higher tax for a minor change for super over $3 million, what chance is there for a major change to the resource rent tax?

BTW state governments will bear much of the blame if we fail to meet emissions targets e.g. the new Crisafulli Qld government has already cancelled two major projects - a pumped hydro dam and a windfarm. The previous Miles govt had planned to spend $60b over a decade on renewables, but Crisafulli's LNP are cutting that program.

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Sarah D's avatar

Yay and so the moronic belief that acting with miners is good for Oz Iives on to be perpetuated by another group of tiny cluesless smug men who cannot get their heads around the fact that there are no jobs on a dead planet! 🤦‍♀️

Also see Malinauskas in SA 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

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Mark Phillips's avatar

The decision to proceed with the extension of the North West Project without any reciprocation from Woodside and the other parties in the project is a betrayal of the Australian people.

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