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22.01.2022 Scott Morrison thinks he has been called by God to be Prime Minister... This man needs to have a re-read of his job description as PM.
20.01.2022 While we all suffered during the pandemic, billionaires like Gerry Harvey got even richer - profiting off #JobKeeper. Time for them to pay it back greens.org.au/campaigns/pay-it-back
19.01.2022 More deaths in custody... When families across this country are terrified that their sons and daughters will go into custody and not come out... Shame! No justice. No peace. For 30 years the recommendations have been ignored.
16.01.2022 'RIGHTS OF NATURE' NEW RULE AT BLUE MOUNTAINS COUNCIL. Rights of Nature invites us to see ourselves as part of a living community, not as the only members of a ...living community. Our Greens Councillor Brent Hoare and Ward 1 and Ward 3 candidates Sarah Redshaw and Kingsley Liu, spoke at last Tuesdays council meeting for the 'Rights of Nature' initiative. Sarah Redshaw said: "Humans in this age treat the planet as a never ending source of treasures to be pillaged. It has not always been that way. Many societies have recognised the integral place of humans in nature such as our own Indigenous Australians and respected the need for consumption to involve replenishment, living within nature as part of nature. We do not end at our skin but flow over into the world around us...." The Greens recent campaigns have highlighted the concept. Which on Tuesday night became a commitment by our Local Council to develop a dialogue in the community. Kingsley Liu has been appealing over recent years for the concept to gain traction previously referring to the "running battles to stop the raising of the Warragamba Dam, construction of an airport near the foot of the Mountains, longwall mining in the Gardens of Stone, dumping of Sydney landfill in the old Bell Quarry... the threats never stop and they are all fought on the grounds of human and corporate rights. The result will be practical strategies to shift the way we make decisions, to shift the way we see the economy, and change the way we treat nature. Importantly, it will create a shift in the way we see ourselves. A year after initially moved at a BMCC meeting it is now the first time a Local Council has embed ‘Rights of Nature’ as a keystone concept into its operational practices, planning process and advocacy program. This is an important initiative, one which will inspire the Blue Mountains community and other Councils and communities around Australia to integrate ecocentric principles into their systems. https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au//rights-of-nature/ https://www.earthlaws.org.au/2021/04/bmcc-rights-of-nature/ https://www.miragenews.com/blue-mountains-city-council-fir/
