[clear]Last night I headed over to FBi, a successful not for profit radio station in inner Sydney to meet up with the Budget_Aus team to listen to Treasurer Joe Hockey deliver his first budget speech. We were hosted by Heidi Pett and the rest of the FBi Backchat team who were working on their show about […]
Freedom and Prosperity Party’s @NoDirectAction campaigns from east coast: @GuinevereHall reports #WAvotes
March 29, 2014
[clear] A handful of the 77 candidates vying to represent Western Australia in the rerun Senate election live in other states. I contacted Bill Koutalianos, president of the Freedom and Prosperity Party and its number one senate candidate, via Twitter and email. At first he said he wasn’t intending to come to Perth in the […]
Loggers ‘the ultimate conservationists’: Abbott’s environment vandalism policy
March 5, 2014
Speech delivered by Tony Abbott to the Forestworks Dinner in Canberra Tuesday, 4 March 2014 Julie, I want to thank you very much indeed for that kind introduction. It’s nice to have a list of things recounted to an appreciative audience – it really is nice. But the most important fact, at least insofar I suspect […]
Gomeroi elders plead for cultural respect from Whitehaven at #leardblockade
February 6, 2014
[clear] The Battle for Maules Creek on Dipity. Gomeroi people call for urgent action from Environment Minister Greg Hunt on mining near burial sites #leardblockade http://t.co/qo4LvWn3us — The Wire (@thewireradio) February 5, 2014 UPDATE: 17 February 2014 Gomeroi Communities, Locals and Environmentalists succeed where Whitehaven Maules Creek fail Last week, the sixth anniversary of the […]
Cards on the table please Minister Hunt: Roselyn Druce comments on #Leardblockade
February 2, 2014
By Roselyn Druce 2nd February 2014 What’s all the fuss about the Leard State Forest? Well, it’s about a public forest that belongs to the people, both the traditional owners, the Gomeroi, and all Australian people. It is under threat by two mostly foreign-owned coal mining companies – Whitehaven Coal and Idemitsu Boggabri Coal. Ultimately […]
Margo’s live twitter report from #leardblockade Day 12
January 27, 2014
Storify by The Geek Mon, Jan 27 2014 04:17:31 Margo’s live twitter report from #leardblockade Day 12 Add to story or collection Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on Google+ Share on Linkedin Share by email Ishbel Cullen, 20, Canberra – “I’m here to take direct action on climate change – […]
Local ecologist Philip Spark’s letter to friends appealing for help to save Leard State Forest #leardblockade
January 24, 2014
By Philip Spark 24th January 2014 Dear friends, This is an SOS call for help to save Leard State Forest which is likely to be bulldozed this month. Two large coal mines have been approved to destroy 3400ha through the middle of the forest, which will lead to the decline of up to 28 threatened species, […]
Can Leard Forest be saved? @georgefwoods reports on #leardblockade
January 16, 2014
By Georgina Woods @georgefwood Spokesperson for the Leard Forest Alliance 16 January 2014 The battle erupting this week over the Maules Creek coal project and the Leard State Forest is the focal point for major conflicts and questions facing Australia as the age of coal comes to an end, and the age of climate change […]
The Desperation of a Liberal MP? The Russian spambots.
January 21, 2013
By Tony The Geek 21 January 2013 Source: Storify This story was published on Saturday on Storify and retweeted via Twitter on Sunday and Monday and now has over 3,300 views. [View the full story “The Desperation of a Liberal MP? The Russian spambots.” on Storify] Greg Hunt has resorted or is at least is […]
