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Twas the night before Christmas…
According to Tony Abbott and Greg Hunt, there’s nothing as damaging as a bit of red tape and bureaucracy to slow down economic growth. But what does fast-tracking, cutting red tape and streamlining approvals really mean for the places we love? Here’s what Abbott’s and Hunt’s ‘fast-tracking’ really means: Building a coal port at Abbot…
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On the fast track to Reef destruction
The Great Barrier Reef is a national icon. It’s a place people all over the world travel to Australia to see. It’s the world’s largest reef. Now all of this is at risk. It’s an absolute outrage that the Government would allow Indian mining giant Adani to dredge millions of cubic metres of seabed within…
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10 reasons why funding reef destruction is bad for business
Amazing news for the Reef! One of the world’s top investment banks Citi – has joined Deutsche Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC and Barclays by stating they will not fund Reef destruction by financing the new Abbot Point coal terminal. If foreign banks aren’t willing to finance the development of coal ports in the…
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Carmichael coal mine’s impacts will be felt for generations
TEN MONTHS AGO I described pending decisions about coal developments on the Great Barrier Reef left by the outgoing Labor government as “a dead cat in Greg Hunt’s in-tray”. Originally posted on the ABC – 28 Jul 2014 I’ve met Greg Hunt a few times over the years and I reckon he’s a decent…
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Is this our canary in the coal mine?
Q: What’s white bottomed and sweet as a button and will not take well to an Indian coal giant clearing its home as part of exploration works for Australia’s biggest black coal mine? © Ian Montgomery birdway.com.au A: The Black –Throated Finch (Southern). This little fellow…