From Kristy’s Desk • 75% of national park estate burned out in places • 400 people died of smoke inhalation THE IMPACTS OF climate change loom large across the Eden-Monaro landscape. Climate change is a day-to-day reality from Tumbarumba to Tathra; from Bungendore to Bombala. At the end of the hottest and driest year on
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From Kristy’s Desk
WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. Let’s drop the tribalism in response to last summer’s disasters “WE’RE ALL IN this together” — it’s become the catch cry and familiar tune to the global pandemic. People from Eden-Monaro and beyond have heard the call, acting for the collective good, something that is now paying
PM talks changes for APS
THE PRIME MINISTER has outlined his future ambition for the Australian Public Service (APS) ahead of the Thodey review of the APS expected in the coming weeks. Scott Morrison emphasised six key components in an address to the Institute of Public Administration in Canberra on the 19 August, which he hopes
Freedom of Speech, issue campaigning under attack
GET-UP also in crosshairs of Liberals, Nationals GetUp is already subject to the same type of regulation as a political party. By challenging its links to left-wing parties, though, the Coalition is seeking to strip away its claim of independence. Yes, GetUp fights for progressive causes, but it is not a political
Feeding the Chooks
AS NINE NETWORK was hosting a $10,000 a head fundraiser for the Liberal Party at its headquarters last night, Nine and News Corp newspapers were putting the finishing touches on their upbeat coverage of the Government’s impending economic news. RELATED ARTICLE: • Nine Entertainment CEO says hosting Liberal fundraiser at studio was
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
Big lies, little policies: the ‘miracle’ of conning the public
Labor will fund extensions to the Queanbeyan River Walk
A SHORTEN LABOR Government will invest $3 million in stage two of the Queanbeyan River Walk. This election will be a choice between a united Shorten Labor Government, which will build the community infrastructure Queanbeyan needs, or more of the Liberals’ cuts and chaos. We need real change, because more of
VOTE May 18 — Action on climate change has become an emergency
Introducing: Independents for Climate Action Now (ICAN) for Senate
I WOULD LIKE to introduce myself and the new political party, ‘Independents for Climate Action Now’ or ICAN. Our party was formed to deliver effective, scientific, evidence-based policy to deal with the climate emergency at a local and global level. Restoring a safe climate must be our number one issue. We