Reading over the tributes to former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, who passed away last week, it’s difficult to write a tribute to such a great political giant without admitting that I wasn’t alive when Whitlam was in office. Growing up a decade later in the 80s, in a politically conservative household in the politically conservative […]
The #Gough political legacy and the vision thing: @sarah_capper column
November 1, 2014
Filed Under: #auspol, Front Page, Sarah Capper Tagged With: Education, Feminist, Free University, Gough Whitlam, political legacy, social issues
The business of risk: @adropex on values exposed by Credit Suisse @SantosLtd #Pilliga #csg report
August 2, 2014
On 3 July Credit Suisse, published a report on the Narrabri Gas Project (NGP). The NGP is a coal seam gas (CSG) operation in the Pillaga State Forest in northwestern NSW, owned and operated by Australian company Santos Ltd. The purpose of the report was: “To assess the risks to the NGP due to the […]
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Sweetening the deal: #SPCsunday helps preserve Aussie icon @LindaDrummond reports
February 15, 2014
By Linda Drummond @LindaDrummond 15th February 2014 It’s easy to look at an issue and think: Someone should do something about that, but it seems our governments are becoming less inclined to be the ones to do something. So where does that leave us? We can either complain. Or we can act. Last week I […]
Filed Under: #auspol, #SPCsunday, Activism, Fifth Estate, Front Page, Linda Drummond, Monthly Newsletter, Social Media Tagged With: #SPCsunday, Ardmona, social issues, Social Media, SPC, SPC Ardmona, Twitter, Victoria