GIVEN THE GOVERNANCE track record of the federal Liberal and National Parties Coalition, the Bulletin agrees with those who say it’s TIME FOR A CHANGE on May 21. The mainstream media’s insistence on covering the federal election like a horse race between the two main party leaders, like a beauty contest
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Backwards on climate action, flood victims see what’s in store
WHEN I WAS researching and writing about Australia’s sorry policy history (after the early 1990s) on accepting that a climate catastrophe was imminent, a common political pushback was to say scientific climate warnings were all theory and let’s wait for on-ground evidence. The on-ground evidence arrived notably with fire and flood
Federal election in May: Time for change?
A DETAILED PROGRAM for ‘fixing’ aged care in Australia and paying aged care workers properly; boosting childcare affordability; fighting for fair wages across the board; climate change action headed by a focus on renewable energy to make Australia a standout renewables economy (that also offers a mass of new jobs); a return to
The real threat now to Australian life, nature
THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY General Antonio Guterres did not pull his punches as he released the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest and most urgent real-world data report: He said it revealed a “criminal” abdication of leadership around the world. The report again warned that Australia is in the top
THANKS SYDNEY: toxic waste emissions for Lake George communities, rainwater tanks
Public exhibition and the opportunity for public comment about a large waste incineration plant proposed near Tarago, is expected to occur later in February 2022. MULTI-NATIONAL WASTE management company Veolia plans to burn over 380,000 tons of Sydney’s waste each year at the incinerator, including commercial and demolition waste such as
Most taxpayers will pay more under federal high income tax relief plan
Next race, Monaro Stakes — Sat 12th
National Party dirty tricks
Introducing QPRC new Mayor and Deputy Mayor
KENRICK WINCHESTER IS the new mayor of Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council, supported by Esma Livermore as deputy. They were elected at a special council meeting dedicated to electing new office bearers and committee members on Wednesday 12 January. ABOVE: Kenrick Wincester and Esma Livermore. Credit QPRC. There were two formal nominations for the
Progressive candidates sweep QPRC Council election, indeed.
DATELINE 21 DECEMBER 2021. The final tally of elected councillors for Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council (QPRC) confirms our earlier headline that voters chose a majority of candidates on the progressive side of politics. The following 11 new councillors were elected, with the first six named likely to support progressive policy positions on