Public forests are worth far more for carbon storage and tourism than they are for logging, so why do we log them? It is time to remove the political protection for this dinosaur industry. It’s time for ministers Plibersek and Sharpe to step in to protect threatened species and step up to end this sham RFA.
Source: Recent court decision a travesty for threatened species like the koala
One of the most hated aspects of the Morrison government was the secrecy. Over and again, we continue to shock to revelations of hidden wrongdoing long after their defeat last May.
Source: Secrecy is our enemy: whistleblowers must be defended – Pearls and Irritations
The South Australian District Court has dealt a fatal blow to public sector whistleblowing, basically making it impossible for anyone to safely blow the whistle. Rex Patrick explains the public interest travesty.
Source: Court crushes whistleblower protection in Richard Boyle, Tax Office case – Michael West
LNP’s Mining Welfare scheme rolls on. His announcement is as genuine as the Phillip Morris announcement to “Unsmoke the Planet” with an investment in new technologies.
“Australia has a lot at stake,” he will say. “We cannot run the risk that markets falsely assume we are not transitioning in line with the rest of the world.” He argues the government is making progress on meeting emissions reduction targets and investing in new technologies.
Source: Treasurer urges protection of mining industry on road to net zero
AMONGST THE MANY reasons why Morrison is virtually untouchable is that the most powerful news outlet in the country – Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp – chooses not to emphasise his political problems.
Source: Scott Morrison shielded by Murdoch protection racket
Union membership has hit record lows as fewer young people join up despite the labour movement’s high-profile co-operation with government to help keep workers employed during the coronavirus pandemic. Only 14.3 per cent of the Australian workforce, or 1.5 million people, were part of a union in August, down from 14.6 per cent last time the Australian Bureau of Statistics ran the numbers in 2018.
Union membership dips again but members earn much more
Experts at a European Union think-tank are demanding that the EU prepare to put down strikes and protests with military force. Due to the deepening social inequality in a globalised economy and growing military conflicts within the EU’s borders, such outbursts will inevitably increase. [CLICK]In the study by the European Union Institute for Security Studies, the authors bluntly state that in the face of these developments, the army will have to be used increasingly for policing duties to protect the rich from the anger of the poor.The book appeared a year after the near-collapse of the global financial system in 2008, entitled “Perspectives for European Defence 2020.” It makes clear that academics and politicians are very aware of the revolutionary implications of the crisis. They are working through scenarios that would allow the opposition of the vast majority of the population to social attacks to be suppressed.Under article 222 of the Lisbon treaty, a legal basis has been created for the deployment of military and paramilitary units within EU states in times of crisis such as mass protests as seen in Greece. [CLICK]
Source: EU advisors advocate use of military to protect the rich from the poor – 4bitNEWS
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