Tag: Disappointment

Transparency in limbo as MP expense data held from public

A botched system upgrade has created a backlog of parliamentary expense claims that won’t be made public until later this year, writes Belinda Jones.

Source: Transparency in limbo as MP expense data held from public

Labor losers – Pearls and Irritations

Governor General Swearing in Albanese Government 2022

The emptiness of modern Labor is now on full display: maligning refugees, promoting fossil fuels, tinkering around the edge of social crisis, pandering to the wealthy, condoning mass murder, adopting policies of Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison.

Source: Labor losers – Pearls and Irritations

The ultimate guide to why the COP26 summit ended in failure and disappointment (despite a few bright spots)

After two hard-fought weeks of negotiations, the Glasgow climate change summit is, at last, over. All 197 participating countries adopted the so-called Glasgow Climate Pact, despite an 11th hour intervention by India in which the final agreement was watered down from “phasing out” coal to “phasing down”.

Source: The ultimate guide to why the COP26 summit ended in failure and disappointment (despite a few bright spots)