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Greens say policy belongs with Hollowmen Updated: 12:00, Friday July 23, 2010 Labor’s climate change policy has been described as a farcical stunt straight from the script of television’s political satire The Hollowmen. Prime Minister Julia Gillard outlined the policy on Thursday, pledging $1 billion over 10 years to make the national electricity grid more Continue Reading →
I wish Get-Up success in this landmark High Court Case.
Dear NEVILLE,
Two days ago I wrote to you with a question: should we pursue legal action to defend Australians’ right to vote?
An overwhelming 86% of GetUp members voted yes – so just moments ago, GetUp filed our case for online enrolment in the Federal Court.
In addition to this, we’re filing a related case in the High Court of Australia challenging the constitutionality of the Howard Government’s 2006 Amendments to the Electoral Act. This is the piece of legislation that led to the situation we faced early week, where people had only one business day to enrol to vote.
Both cases are potential legal landmarks, and both have serious prospects of success. And already, the cases have received serious media coverage, including on last night’s edition of Lateline.
Gillard defends climate change ‘gobfest’ By online political correspondent Emma Rodgers Updated 2 hours 43 minutes ago Julia Gillard examines a toy computer-controlled helicopter during a tour of the University of Queensland in Brisbane. (AAP: Alan Porritt) Julia Gillard has defended her plans for a new climate change “citizens’ assembly” amid claims it is nothing Continue Reading →
Media Release – 23 July 2010 Gillard’s climate change plan keeps NSW locked into coal dependence Greens lead Senate candidate for NSW Lee Rhiannon has criticised theFederal Government for failing to provide leadership on the criticalissue of our times, reducing greenhouse emissions. She says today’sannouncement offers no transition plan to enable NSW to shift fromcoal Continue Reading →
The flotilla will join the 24 specialist ships that have been spraying dispersal agents and soaking up crude oil
Oil washes ashore in the port of Dalian, China, 20 July 2010. Photograph: Jiang He/Greenpeace /EPA
Chinese authorities stepped up their efforts to disperse a major oil slick in the Yellow Sea yesterday by mobilising 800 fishing boats to help the clean-up operation.
The flotilla will join the 24 specialist ships that have been spraying dispersal agents, soaking up crude with panels of absorbent felt and using a floating barrage to prevent the slick from contaminating the beaches near Dalian.
Investigators have also launched a probe into the pipeline explosion that caused the seepage on Friday night and has subsequently forced the authorities to restrict access to Dalian Xingang oil terminal.
A 300,000-tonne crude oil tanker, owned by Singapore Pacific Petroleum which was unloading its cargo at the time of the accident, has been held for checks.
The domestic media said there have been safety concerns at the port for some time.
An environmental protection bureau study on the petrochemical industry in 2006 identified five projects at the Dalian Xingang Port as potential risks, according to Global Times.
Gillard and Abbott should follow Brumby to feed-in tariff for baseloadsolar Hobart, Wednesday 21 July 2010 The Greens today welcomed Victorian Premier John Brumby’s announcementof a gross feed-in tariff for large-scale solar plants and urged bothJulia Gillard and Tony Abbott to embrace this world-leading policy at anational level. Australian Greens Deputy Leader, Senator Christine Milne, Continue Reading →