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Coal porkies – Actual $ into Australian economy what a world of difference

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UN experts demand crackdown on greenwashing of net zero pledges | Cop27 | The Guardian

High level group releases report at Cop27 saying policies should be ‘about cutting emissions, not corners’ — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/08/un-experts-demand-crackdown-on-greenwashing-of-net-zero-pledges-cop27 If Australia hosts a COP, make it conditional of venue in Beetaloo or Burrup.

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The Most Successful Con In American History Laid Bare

When you compare Trump’s cons with the $50 trillion that the GOP has swindled out of the American working class and given to the top 1 percent since 1980, Trump looks like a piker — Read on hartmannreport.com/p/the-most-successful-con-in-american very much … Continue reading

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BP declares £7bn profits while energy bills soar? It’s time to start taxing shareholder payouts

Closing tax loopholes would redirect more of BP and Shell’s bumper profits, says Joseph Evans of the IPPR — Read on amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/01/rishi-sunak-windfall-tax-oil-bp-shell-shareholders BP declares £7bn profits while energy bills soar? It’s time to start taxing shareholder payouts PM Rishi agonises … Continue reading

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Climate Citizen: Victoria sets 75-80% emissions reduction target for 2035, New Renewables Targets VRET of 65% by 2030, 95% by 2035

Climate Citizen: Victoria sets 75-80% emissions reduction target for 2035, New Renewables Targets VRET of 65% by 2030, 95% by 2035 — Read on takvera.blogspot.com/2022/10/victoria-sets-75-80-emissions-reduction.html Huge news…

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Human chain (politics) – Wikipedia

2020 by Bihar, India, which was estimated to include 51.7 million people across 18,000 kilometres — Read on en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_chain_(politics) To wave goodbye to Queen Liz, long queue not long at all compared “2020 by Bihar, India, which was estimated to include … Continue reading

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John Pilger: Silencing the lambs. How propaganda works | Green Left

John Pilger asks: “Isn’t it time those who are meant to keep the record straight declared their independence and decoded the propaganda?” — Read on http://www.greenleft.org.au/content/john-pilger-silencing-lambs-how-propaganda-works As pandemic of acceptance of AUKUS dissolves our collective conscience and infects Mental Health … Continue reading

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Payback time | New Internationalist

Danny Chivers reports on the movements making links between international debt and the climate crisis in a bold and imaginative way. — Read on newint.org/features/2022/08/08/temperature-check huge debts, by autocrats, tied to projects for fossil fuel organised crime, cancel debts and … Continue reading

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“Ludicrous:” Snowy 2.0 contractor has zero working capital, but denies dispute | RenewEconomy

Contractor for Snowy 2.0 and Project EnergyConnect reveals liquidity problems with zero working capital, but denies dispute over costs and delays with Snowy Hydro. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/ludicrous-snowy-2-0-contractor-has-zero-working-capital-but-denies-dispute/ Believe it or not? Where the bloody hell is mastermind Morrison this … Continue reading

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Lamborghini Crisis: Australia crippled by critical shortage of Lamborghinis – Michael West

Business is calling for urgent government intervention to address crippling shortages of Lamborghinis on the East Coast of Australia — Read on michaelwest.com.au/lamborghini-crisis-australia-crippled-by-critical-shortage-of-lamborghinis/ Same for all those humongous Abrams tanks and “our” Bushmaster and Boxer battlefield vehicles. What use when … Continue reading

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