Jim PembrokeDec 20, 2022
Still more to be done,
But this is fantastic news.
#refugees #LaborGovt #PermanentVisas #19000 #auspol
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/20/labor-to-allow-19000-refugees-to-stay-permanently-in-australia-from-early-2023
Labor to allow 19,000 refugees to stay permanently in Australia from early 2023

Decision grants people on temporary protection visas rights to social security and reunion with family members

The Guardian
Jim PembrokeDec 19, 2022

If you already have rooftop solar and electrical appliances you are decoupling from fossil fuels and shock power bills.
Soon Australia will have community batteries and solar banks, so renters, apartment owners can also start the migration.
#FossilFuel #PowerBills #LaborGovt #CommunityBatteries #SolarBanks #Renters #GasPrices #RooftopSolar #auspol

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/australia-vulnerable-to-power-bill-shocks-until-we-break-gas-habit-20221212-p5c5pb.html

Australia ‘vulnerable’ to power bill shocks until we break gas habit

Power bill shocks will remain a threat unless Australia weans itself off coal and gas reliance, says the head of the east-coast electricity grid.

The Age
Mich-Elle MyersDec 18, 2022
This time last year we were hopeful, this year we are full of pride. Our local MP is the PM and we love it! Thanks for changing the country for the better Anthony Albanese 👏👏♥️ #albo #anthonyalbanese #auspol #labor #laborgovt #laborparty
Jim PembrokeDec 15, 2022

“Concern that some power plant owners had plans to start using native forest timber as a supplement to coal-fired generation.”
Seriously?
#NativeForests #Woodchip #Electricity #RenewableEnergy #Burning #auspol #LaborGovt

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/16/electricity-generated-by-burning-native-australian-timber-no-longer-classified-as-renewable-energy

Electricity generated by burning native Australian timber no longer classified as renewable energy

Labor revokes Abbott government move which allowed energy from burning wood waste to be counted with solar and wind

The Guardian
Jim PembrokeDec 12, 2022

Is this Labor’s first big failure.
Slashing rebates for psychologist visits #MentalIHealth
Doesn’t even make sense. The argument seems to be, “the system can’t support the extra visits. So instead of improving or increasing services, cut the visits and pretend the problem doesn’t exist.”
Horrendous decision.
#rebates #Health #LaborGovt #MarkButler #auspol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-12/psychologists-visits-rebates-mark-butler-covid/101760994

Federal government slashes psychologist visits for Australians seeking mental health treatment

Subsidised visits to psychologists will be halved within weeks, with the  federal government abandoning a program added at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABC News