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Coalitionministers%u2018keptnorecords%u2019ofmeetingoverturningadviceandawarding5mtopartydonorAustralianpoliticsTheGuardian Source: Coalition ministers ‘kept no records’ of meeting overturning advice and awarding $5m to party donor Big fat lumps of corruption.
Rebuilding public trust in free media, civil society and parliaments is critical for national security, he says Source: ‘Neglected’ democracy vulnerable to authoritarian rule in era of disinformation, Labor’s Tim Watts says Yup, toxic propaganda, media moguls and the easily influenced … which includes those who have pretensions to intelligence but regurgitate the political clap …
Which billionaires pay the most tax, and which pay the least? Andrew Forrest, Gina Rinehart, Rupert Murdoch, James Packer, Kerry Stokes, Frank Lowy Source: Ranking Australia’s billionaires as taxpayers – Michael West
A genus of Queensland marsupial lion that, in its heyday, would have had other animals shaking in their boots, is reclassified to be entirely new. Source: New genus of Australian lion discovered in Queensland’s Riversleigh World Heritage fossil site – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, lithium and advanced livestock feed supplements to be at heart of Coalition’s technology roadmap Source: Angus Taylor to announce shift in climate investment away from wind and solar | Australia news | The Guardian Transparent effort by corrupt government to perpetuate centralised corporate control of energy. Liberal Nationals want to …
“The claims contradict or misrepresent the evidence uncovered by geoscientists, failing to provide support for its conclusions downplaying the threat of climate change. The letter claims, for example, that climate models ignore the benefits of increased CO2on plant growth. This is false, as many climate models simulate the response of vegetation to increased CO2— and …
to Matt Canavan’s office on a salary of $190,000, and then moved to the office of the National Party whip, Damian Drum – it was alleged she never attended work at either of these new locations. Source: A short history of LNP corruption: When too much just isn’t enough – New Politics
As time goes on, it is becoming increasingly clear that Microsoft is trying to make local accounts a thing of the past and push all new Windows 10 users to a Microsoft account Source: Microsoft Wants to do Away with Windows 10 Local Accounts Microsoft has always been a toxic pus ball of a company.
Infrastructure Australia says hundreds of kilometres of cycling superhighways should be built in Melbourne in the next five years, as the advisory body pushes for a national focus on water supply in the face of drought and climate change. Source: Infrastructure Australia backs ‘cycling superhighways’ proposal for Melbourne suburbs – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) …
The family of a man shot dead by police in Brisbane’s CBD on Sunday says he had been suffering from schizophrenia for the last three years and didn’t receive enough support. Source: Family of man shot dead by police in Brisbane CBD call for better support of mental health patients – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting …
Source: Fossil-Fuel Subsidies Must End – Scientific American Blog Network
A 19-year-old German climate change [pseudo]sceptic who has been described by her supporters as “the antidote to Greta Thunberg”, is gaining support from right-wing organisations, including Germany’s far-right party AfD party, and a think tank with links to The White House. Source: Anti-Greta: Far-right groups trying to turn teenager into climate change-denying version of Greta …
According to a journalist, a state-owned firm in Perak has taken over the development. Source: A Retired Planter’s Rainforest Nursery With 2 Million Trees Is Being Bulldozed In Perak
en China undertakes the world’s largest mass migration. Wuhan is the capital city of Hubei province and is a major travel hub connecting some of the nation’s biggest cities. With a population of 1 Source: Coronavirus: the new disease Covid-19 explained