Or is it about Barilaro shaping up for a run against Mike Kelly? DEPUTY PREMIER AND Member for Monaro John Barilaro was all over the Sydney media in recent weeks threatening to pull the Nationals out of the state Coalition if proposed job cuts to Essential Energy were not reversed. He
Author: Maria Taylor
Editorial: Progressive policies and institutions, unabashed
Those BLANKETY BLANK vegan terrorists
WE HAVE KNOWN all along that the National Party, both state and federal, supposedly the voice of all rural people, is no friend of animals, whether wildlife or domestic stock. The cruel live sheep and cattle export trade is among the party’s favoured programs, along with wide-scale killing of wildlife
Viva! — successful campaign for kangaroos, here’s how it unfolded
VIVA!, the British vegan and animal welfare organisation, across two decades has successfully created a consumer campaign to stop the sale of kangaroo meat in that country’s supermarkets. They have been able to convince celebrities like footballer David Beckham to live without kangaroo leather. Here’s their story as told to
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QPRC persists with mystery zoning change Bywong, Wamboin
WHY? THAT QUESTION from the rural residential community hovers over Council’s decision at its May general meeting to spend another $50,000 of taxpayers’ funds for a planning proposal to split the zoning in Wamboin and Bywong based broadly on topography, i.e. on what occurs naturally on the ground, either remnant
Why can’t Australia have a mature policy on climate action and fossil fuels?
Big lies, little policies: the ‘miracle’ of conning the public
Marvellous macropods
Excerpt from a forthcoming book by Maria Taylor on Australia’s uneasy and deadly history since settlement with its native wildlife. Can we replace disrespect and removal with understanding and appreciation? CAPTION ABOVE: Family of Red Kangaroo, Macropus rufus, on pasture. © Vladislav Jirousek, Dreamstime. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Celebrating resilience, athleticism and efficiency … and ecosystem
