34 — Yelling

Mitch and Lang do some yelling about gas. We praise Rachel Siewert for yelling. We yell about big rowdy protests, which are a form of yelling.

Deniable corruption

• Michael Sukkar was (Somyu)rek’d, but has faced no consequences.
• Scott Morrison hs denied any responsibility.
• Albonese went in hard?

Job agencies get paid

• Job Agencies have earned $500m from the government during the pandemic.
• Companies taking Jobkeeper are still happily paying out dividends to shareholders.
• The Coronavirus Jobkeeper payments have reduced poverty to rates that are lower than before the pandemic.
• Cutting the rate will push more people into poverty than before Covid.
• The ALP have agreed to pass the Government’s reductions to Jobkeeper, even if their amendments are rejected.

Gassing about Gas

• Angus Taylor is just mad for gas.
• The concept of a “carbon footprint” is personal responsibility propaganda created by BP.
• “Carbon dioxide: They call it pollution, we call it life.”
• Gas has the lowest jobs-to-investment ratio of any industry in Australia.
• Australia is the world’s largest exporter of gas.
• … but we pay 3 times what the US does for our gas at home.
• The Australian government is trying to get gas re-classified as a low emissions technology.
• … at least they’re not the NSW Minerals council who are pushing for 21 new coal mines?
• The Adani coal mine corporation has been legally harassing activists, applying to raid their homes, bankrupting Adrian Burragubba, a traditional owner, and working with the media to doxx others.
• Shout out to the protesters and traditional owners putting themselves on physically and legally the line for the climate fight.

Actions

• Send Rachel Siewert a nice note.
• Donate to the Wangan and Jagalingou Defence of Country Fund.