Antinuclear

Everything seems normal, except for your metamorphosis into a giant cockroach, say, or the announcement that “Environment” Minister Greg Hunt has been voted Best Minister in the World at the World Government Summit in Dubai.

What were the criteria for this singular honour? It reportedly aims to celebrate those “who lead quality successful initiatives”. And sure, that the phrase doesn’t make grammatical nor syntactical sense – but that just makes it especially well suited to the man that spearheaded Direct Action.

It’s the first year of the award, which was invented by Canadian media conglomerate Thomson Reuters and therefore has around the same level of credibility as the View from the Street Award for Radness in the Field of Awesome.

(Actually, Hunt does seem an appropriate recipient: the company’s Wikipedia page reveals that Roy Thompson made a fortune in oil and gas exploitation, which seems very on-message with Hunt’s work in ensuring developments aren’t hindered by environmental responsibilities in Queensland.)

And it’s grand that this honour should follow Hunt’s most recent triumph: seeing Australia drop significantly on what he’d previously called “the most credible, scientifically based” environmental analysis in the world……..http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/view-from-the-street/view-from-the-street-greg-hunt-is-the-bestest-minister-in-the-whole-wide-world-20160210-gmqlys.html