THE MINISTER FOR Education, Sarah Mitchell, has refused to address reports that the Department of Education has been offered an alternative, greenfield site (alternative to the town park site favoured by the state government) for the long-awaited Bungendore High School. ABOVE: Deputy Mayor Esma Livermore talking to anti-school site protestors outside the
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OIL AND GAS dominate Federal Carbon Storage program
(Are we surprised?) NEW RESEARCH REVEALS the extent to which fossil fuel companies and other big emitters influenced the Clean Energy Regulator’s carbon offset rules around carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects. Billions in public subsidies, still no functioning CCS projects CCS projects have long been promoted by fossil fuel companies as a
The budget hands out $21 billion for ‘regional Australia’, but a quarter of it is going to a single project in Queensland
IMAGE Jade Toomey, ABC News THIS YEAR'S BUDGET has offered up “unprecedented” funding for regional Australia, according to the Morrison government’s budget sell. The headline figure is A$21 billion and is widely assumed to be part of the deal Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce made with Prime Minister Scott Morrison in exchange for
Scott surprises Jenny for Valentine’s Day with beautiful bunch of carparks
THE PRIME MINISTER has shown his romantic side, surprising wife Jenny with a dozen hand-picked commuter carparks. “Oh, they’re just gorgeous,” Jenny is said to have exclaimed, noting that they were totally unnecessary. “I’ll just find a marginal electorate to pop them in”. The PM said he’d been saving taxpayer money for
Progress needed on Floodplain Harvesting
A PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE has detailed a number of ways to reform floodplain harvesting in NSW. NSW Farmers President James Jackson said even small steps towards evidence-based regulation of floodplain harvesting were better than the uncertainty surrounding the issue at present. “We advocate for the fair and equitable sharing of our valuable water
Nationals raise concern over Electric Vehicles: “We don’t have long enough extension cords”
THE NATIONAL PARTY has raised concerns about the introduction of electric vehicles onto Australia’s roads, saying they didn’t think there would be an extension cord long enough to allow for long-distance driving in regional Australia. Part-time Nationals Senator and full-time culture warrior, Matt Canavan, struck out at electric vehicle technology this
The Melbourne Cup is an embarrassment to Australia’s collective dignity
Australia's gambling addiction grows on back of animals. The Melbourne Cup feels a little different each year, an extravaganza of diminishing returns that grows more troubling each cycle we refuse to put it out of its misery. The Melbourne Cup is an Australian institution. It has somehow managed, through its signature blend of
Fearless Australian environment reporter remembered
FORMER CANBERRA TIMES Science and Conservation journalist, Rosslyn Beeby died earlier this year at the age of 68. She was described by her friend and former colleague, Helen Musa, as having become “increasingly reclusive” since her retirement. I first met Rosslyn Beeby after she interviewed me regarding a government consultancy report
‘It’s almost like grooming’: How anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists and the far-right came together over COVID
SCENES OF PROTESTORS clad in hi-viz jackets and shouting anti-vaccination slogans have dominated the news recently. As ABC News reported: “Some of those gathered held a banner reading ‘freedo’, while others sang the national anthem and chanted ‘f*** the jab’.” Some attacked union offices, drawing criticism from officials such as Australian Council of Trade
Nature Matters
ONE OF THE last, and perhaps most controversial actions of the Eurobodalla Shire Council before it goes into caretaker mode, [related to council elections in early December] was the adoption of a zoning plan made by a previous council decades ago. This old plan advocates the destruction of a large area of Dalmeny bushland for housing