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The embarrassingly easy, tax-free way for Australia to cut the cost of electric cars

Electric cars are expensive in Australia partly because European emission standards reward manufacturers for selling them there. There’s an obvious fix. — Read on theconversation.com/the-embarrassingly-easy-tax-free-way-for-australia-to-cut-the-cost-of-electric-cars-171919 Business won’t object. The Business Council asked for the change four years ago. Australian car makers … Continue reading

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Climate Citizen: Australia, Captain of the Fossil Fueled Five, wins Colossal Fossil of COP26

Climate Citizen: Australia, Captain of the Fossil Fueled Five, wins Colossal Fossil of COP26 — Read on takvera.blogspot.com/2021/11/australia-captain-of-fossil-fueled-five.html Australia sure was excel-lent at COP26 Glasgow, a clean sweep of each day fossil awards and separately assessed award for the week. … Continue reading

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Prime Minister Scott

Facing multiple accusations of lying from foreign leaders, former prime ministers and the opposition, Scott Morrison says he does not take the “sledges” personally. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-12/prime-minister-scott-morrison-says-he-is-not-a-liar/100614822 Sean Kelly, author of The Game – Portrait of Scott Morrison, says … Continue reading

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Understanding contradictions by our PM

At 38mins into this iView, Sean Kelly, author of book The Game -A Portrait of Scott Morrison, reveals confession by our PM that he has found it convenient to make himself “unembarassable”. Further, that he has a “flow brain” which … Continue reading

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Australia ranked dead last in world on climate policy after Glasgow Cop-out

Australia falls to dead last in global rankings of climate policy after its refusal to lift short term ambition at Glasgow. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/australia-ranked-dead-last-in-world-on-climate-policy-after-glasgow-cop-out/

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Kean trumps Morrison with new $105m EV package for fleet operators

A day after Morrison missed the bus on EV policy, NSW has unveiled a $105 million package to boost electric vehicles in private fleets. — Read on thedriven.io/2021/11/10/kean-trumps-morrison-with-new-105m-ev-package-for-fleet-operators/ Are State leaders embarrassed enough by antics in Glasgow of our so … Continue reading

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Keith Pitt: Australia will keep selling coal for as long as the world keeps buying it

Resources Minister Keith Pitt has defended Australia’s decision not to join more than 40 countries which have signed a commitment at the Glasgow climate talks to phase out coal used for electricity generation. He says the Government will continue to … Continue reading

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Billions of $ from overseas is helping exploit Australian fossil fuels

Organised criminal destruction of nature facilitated by corrupt Fed Government Billions of dollars from overseas is helping exploit Australian fossil fuels – Australian Conservation Foundation — Read on http://www.acf.org.au/billions-from-overseas-helping-exploit-australian-fossil-fuels

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Keith Pitt: Australia will keep selling coal for as long as the world keeps buying it

Keith Pitt: Australia will keep selling coal for as long as the world keeps buying it — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/keith-pitt-australia-cop26-coal-emissions-methane/13620966 Pitt has always been taking us backwards, downwards, dirty and brown but even with usual complacency at COP 26, surely … Continue reading

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Mangled by Macron: Morrison’s French farce shows lack of character

Mangled by Macron: Morrison’s French farce shows lack of character – Pearls and Irritations — Read on johnmenadue.com/mangled-by-macron-morrisons-french-farce-shows-lack-of-character/ “Australia has a problem and it is Morrison. He has not got the capacity for the job of prime minister. The longer … Continue reading

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