“Mining & native forest logging industries, collectively, employ only ~2% of the labour force."
– Ken Henry
“Mining & native forest logging industries, collectively, employ only ~2% of the labour force."
– Ken Henry
90% of WA’s gas is exported. Big Gas takes 73% the gas for free.
To add insult to injury, these gas exporters have never paid resources tax.
Add your name to make them pay their fair share: theaus.in/collect_gas_... #auspol
90% of WA’s gas is exported. Big Gas takes 73% the gas for free.
To add insult to injury, these gas exporters have never paid resources tax.
Add your name to make them pay their fair share: theaus.in/collect_gas_... #auspol
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
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1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
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I first saw a doctor about severe period pain in my early teens and was put on the contraceptive pill to help manage the pain, no tests were organised or run.
I first saw a doctor about severe period pain in my early teens and was put on the contraceptive pill to help manage the pain, no tests were organised or run.
COP26 (2021): 503
COP27 (2022): 636
COP28 (2023): 2,456
COP29 (2024): 1,773
Blame the petrostate hosts, I guess. But if trend does not reverse in Belem (Brazil) next year, COPs really seem to have been put in the hands of fossil fuel lobbies.
COP26 (2021): 503
COP27 (2022): 636
COP28 (2023): 2,456
COP29 (2024): 1,773
Blame the petrostate hosts, I guess. But if trend does not reverse in Belem (Brazil) next year, COPs really seem to have been put in the hands of fossil fuel lobbies.
It’s clear who the Australian government prioritises #auspol
"Thank you, children. You're the backbone of our economy, not the gas industry."
Richard Denniss at the National Press Club, back in January. #auspol
It’s clear who the Australian government prioritises #auspol