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While the planet burns, the LNP are tearing themselves apart over coal
The Liberals have doubled down on coal, again, to their own electoral peril, writes Holly Dawson. It’s just two weeks until the NSW election and the federal election is just around the corner. Yet news this week that a Hong Kong investment firm has struck a deal with an Australian company to develop two new…
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Dirty money: what you need to know about political donations
We analyse the top four big political spends from the fossil fuel industry Every year the names of people and companies who have been funnelling money into political parties is released. But the disclosure system is broken. We only find out about donations that were made seven months ago, and a lot of donations are…
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Feeling bad about your contribution to climate change? Don’t.
You’d be forgiven for feeling guilty about your contribution to climate change, but blaming yourself is a recipe for disaster. You’ve probably heard a lot about what you can do to reduce your personal carbon footprint in the past few days. Don’t get me wrong, it’s great to be doing your part! We all have…
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Why the Wentworth by-election could change everything
For the first time ever, Greenpeace is campaigning in a by-election contest. And here is why. The United Nations’ top climate scientists have issued a dire warning: phase out coal urgently or face catastrophic climate change. Unbelievably, Australia’s Environment Minister rejected that advice and callously defended the Government’s support for coal.[1] It’s time to send them a…
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Liberals put coal hugger in the Lodge as Scott Morrison claims top job
SYDNEY, Aug 24, 2018 – The man who brought a lump of coal into parliament to berate those advocating the clean renewable energy Australians love has been elevated to the prime ministership.This afternoon the Liberal Party voted to install Scott Morrison as their new leader, after a right-wing push tore down former prime minister Malcolm…