Mark Dreyfus reportedly drafting new hate speech laws that will impose criminal penalties for serious instances of vilification based on sexuality, race, gender or religionGreens call for government stake in Labor’s Future Made industriesAdam Bandt has called for an element of government ownership in the industries that flourish out of Labor’s proposed Future Made in Australia policy.What is actually being proposed? Are they going to create the same kind of problems for critical minerals that they’ve created for gas where Australia is awash with the stuff, but it’s all going overseas and there’s not enough left for us to make the transition?Is the public going to get a good return on any investments that are made? Does the public get an ownership stake in the corporations that we’re going to be putting the money into.This isn’t about Labor keeping the lights on. This is about Labor making the floods and fires worse. Coal and gas are the main causes of the climate crisis. And this is what happens when a government talks a big game on renewables, but then spends their time expanding coal and gas. Continue reading…
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Author : Elias Visontay
Publish date : 2024-05-26 01:38:19
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