Community groups from every location proposed by #PeterDutton for a future #nuclear site have united to respond to his proposal with a clear message: no.
Two individuals are already preparing to stand as independent candidates to take this fight to the next election. #auspol #NoNuclearPower #NuclearPowerNoThanks #renewables #renawableEnergy

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/can-the-voices-model-help-communities-fight-off-nuclear-reactors-20240716-p5ju4o.html

EVs won't save the planet. Ultimately, the material bill for billions of individual vehicles and the unavoidable geometry of more cars-more traffic-more roads-greater distances-more cars dictate that the future of our cities and planet requires public transit - *lots* of it.

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If being “woke” means being desperate for equality & inclusion for all; fair wage growth; strong unions; increased social security; faster climate change action; criminalising corrupt governments & media liars & taxing the rich, count us the fuck in.

#Robodebt
#NewsCorpse

Do not seize the day. This will startle the day and may cause it to become aggressive and give you a nasty bite.

Instead approach the day calmly without making eye contact, pet it gently, and slowly enfold it in a careful embrace

If the day shows any signs of resistance to being engaged with, it is likely to turn on you. Back off and return to bed.

Scrap stage three tax cuts. They are regressive. Why must the poorest pay to fix inflation?
Here’s #AlanKohler. I like the cut of his jib.
“…it is perfectly clear that there is no obvious economic benefit from lower taxation, and if anything, the reverse applies.
“Why is that? Well, that seems pretty obvious to me: Education and health care are far more important to economic growth than how much money the professional and business classes get to keep of what they make.
“I doubt this information will ignite a light bulb above any political head, followed by the return of a 67 per cent top marginal income tax rate.
“In fact, the Labor government has even promised to keep the Coalition’s Stage 3 tax cuts, which make the tax system less progressive, not more, so even Labor is on board with the myth that lower taxes promote growth.
“But Philip Lowe has raised the concept of inequality, and he should keep at it.”

https://thenewdaily.com.au/finance/2023/02/20/rba-interest-rates-kohler/

#auspol #WageCrisis #Economics #JimChalmers