@gusseting
You might well be. You don’t have to defend yourself, It’s no my wish to put you in that position. I merely pointed out that useful discussions are those where there is a single and clear topic and that divergences are distracting and can be misconstrued, that’s all.
And yes, you were alleging @johnquiggin is bought by the #FossilFuelLobby. He is an academic of good reputation and does have #economic insights that are worth considering no matter which side of politics one supports IMHO. As for the #AustralianInstitute, I like what #RichardDenniss and #GregJericho have to say almost without excception (Neither of them are bought by #Fortesque or the fossil lobby BTW).
I don’t really want to argue with you. Thruth be known I abhor confrontations, physical or otherwise. Let there be peace between us dear tooter.
#AusPol
The companies making billions from the Iran war - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8pyyz5e0ro
In the meantime, the price of energy is rising, banks keep charging customers with extortionate amounts in charges, etc. but if people ask for pay rises, they are 'greedy'.
#CostOfLivingClimateCrisis #TaxTheRich #FossilFuel #FossilFuelLobby
@gusseting
I kind of agree with you, about the controling aspects of the #FossilFuelLobby. On the other hand, if not for fossil fuel, there would be other lobbies seeking #StateCapture. It is in the #moneyedClass interest to excert as much influence as money can buy after all. Remember the Tabacco Lobbies of yore? Same thing. Today we can also point to the #GamblingIndustry and increasingly #DefenceIndustries.
Unfortunately, with power comes #Greed and #Corruption and #TheRich like it that way. All we can do is stay one step behind our #Leaders ensuring we don’t fall too far back. And the only way to do that is through the ballot box, consistent activism and community-led campaigns (including petitions, protest sit-ins/marches and boycotts, etc.).
I’m hopeful that consistent messaging by communities eventually cuts through to polies and that our govt (of whatever ilk) will eventually push back against #Zionism and its growing influence in everyday Australian social life because it is so egregious atm.
Also more peeps ought to have a good long think about it all and take a moral and ethical stand vis a vis #Gaza, #WestBank #Lebanon, etc. not much help if peeps keep watching #FoxFakeNews and similar #Cronies IMO.
In the grand scheme of things, we need to break up #Oligarchies , #Oligopolies and get serious about progressive #TaxReform.
/getting wordy here, better stop…/
@jessta
It’s thoroughlly disheartening to see a #Labor #PM mouth off #FossilFuelLobby #TalkingPoints as if he doesn’t have a brain capable of thinking for himself.
AND
If I am wrong, then what is so hard for #AlboPM to explain his position and the critical thinking he applied to arrive there?
IMO
The fact that he hasn’t told Australians what is on his mind is all the answers I need. The #PM is a fool and a traitor to #LaborValues.
The #Greens have my vote from now on.
And, of course, at the first wiff of a tax on gas exports, wouldn’t you know it, the #GasGrifters are predicting the sky will fall.
“…the gas industry’s peak representative body, Australian Energy Producers, said a 25% levy against its exports would come at the “worst possible time for Australia’s economy and energy security … Imposing higher taxes on Australian gas producers would stop investment in new gas supply, leading to gas shortfalls, higher energy prices, and the closure of Australian industries that rely on reliable and affordable gas,” AEP’s chief executive officer Samantha McCulloch said.”
What utter BS. Once again, just for those who aren’t listening: There Is No Shortage Of Gas In Australia! And, yes, AUstralians are paying export prices for their domestic gas supplies (which translates into increased cost for many thing, including electricity). And NO, we don’t need more investments into new wells, we’ve Got Too Many for just domestic consumtion anyway.
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/20/gas-windfall-gains-tax-australian-economy
#PRRT #SuperProfitTax #GasExport #GasGrifters #FossilFuelLobby #AusPol #GreedFlation #TaxTheRich #antifa
To enrich a few while harming the rest of us
"Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution from vehicles will make families ‘sicker and less safe’..Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’."
"Repealing the Endangerment Finding takes Orwellian governance to new heights and invites enormous damage to people and property around the world."
"The final rule removes the government’s ability to impose requirements to track, report and limit climate-heating pollution from cars and trucks. Transportation is the largest source of climate pollution in the US."
“If this reckless decision survives legal challenges, it will lead to more deadly wildfires, more extreme heat deaths, more climate-driven floods and droughts, and greater threats to communities nationwide – all while the EPA dismisses the overwhelming science that has protected public health for decades.'
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/trump-epa-rollback-pollution-regulation-endangerment-finding
#FossilFuel #FossilFuelLobby #cars #cars #cars #trucks #pollution #harm #PublicHealth #endangerment #heatwaves #Bushfires #floods #droughts #climate
Leaked documents reveal how a secretive alliance of eleven large multinational enterprises has worked to tear down the EU’s flagship human rights and climate law, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The mostly US-based coalition, which calls itself the Competitiveness Roundtable, has targeted all EU institutions, governments in Europe’s capitals, as well as the […]
While we are inundated by news about outrageous behaviors of the US Regime's reckless cabinet clowns and their chief every day, let's not forget that the ultimate goal of Project2025 is to destroy #Democracy to enable the #FossilFuelIndustry to continue with their exploitative and toxic business practices that inevitably lead to the total pollution and likely destruction of our planet.
Apparently, ruling over the ruins of Earth is more important than keeping it habitable...
Vote as if your and the lives of your children depended on it!
#TheAmericanVotersDidThis #oilandgas #FossilLobby #FossilFuelLobby #TheyMustBeStopped #VoteLikeOurLivesDependOnIt
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-oil-industry-donations
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