Don’t let the fossil fuel companies pull the strings in Australia’s policy making
 Who’s pulling the strings during coronavirus? Don’t let the fossil fuel companies pull the strings https://www.getup.org.au/campaigns/covid-recovery/nccc-transparency/who-s-pulling-the-strings-during-coronavirus?t=KOWp58iMP2 Morrison is letting a group of unelected corporate fatcats set the agenda during coronavirus.
The unelected National COVID-19 Coordination Commission has taken the front seat in policy making. They operate in complete secret – with no oversight, no obligation to disclose who they’re meeting with and no transparency over the decisions they advise on.
Led by a former mining CEO and riddled with fossil fuel lobbyist, they’re doing more to protect fossil fuels than people.1
Judges, rights groups and independent politician Zali Steggal have all called for the group to operate with more transparency. It’s time we back them in with a massive call for more accountability.2 Sign the petition demanding transparency around policy making during coronavirus. References: [2] Zali Steggall increasingly concerned about Morrison government’s Covid Commission, The Guardian, 13 May 2020. |
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1.This month.
The Road to War brings a sharp focus to why it is not in Australia’s best interest to be dragged into a war with China which will almost inevitably go nuclear very quickly. The filmmaker has interviewed some of Australia’s senior foreign policy analysts who have vast experience behind them in analysing what really is going on here as the United States rattles its sabres with China. And sets us up to be its proxy, like the poor Ukranians have been fed into the Meatgrinder. So America can remain the Top Dog. The Road to War reveals how the United States through its spy base at Pine Gap and by stationing six nuclear capable B52 bombers in the Top End (without permission from the traditional owners) is making Australia a prime nuclear target if the current war of words suddenly melts down into full scale war.
The Road to War shows the implicit connection between Carbon emissions (the US military uses a whopping 70% of America’s annual petroleum to move its armies and vast War Machine around the globe to its 800+ military bases..but under a loophole wangled at Kyoto, the US military does not have to report its C02 annual emissions). The Road to War starts screening at selected cities and regional centres in March. See the trailer end for details.
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