Libraries Essential Community Resource

July 31, 2011 in Campaigns, Rants & Raves
Tags: Liberals, local government, online activism, personal opinion, politics, public libraries, public policy, state government, Ted Baillieu, Victoria, voters

BREAKING NEWS: From Colleen Hartland’s (Greens Upper House MP) Facebook page: We won! Baillieu backflipped and is no longer going ahead with the $5mil cut to libraries. The ‘Save our Libraries’ campaign may hold the record for the shortest campaign eva! 2 weeks. The Victorian state government has been forced to defend its decision to [...]

Free Pollution Ride Coming To An End

July 19, 2011 in Campaigns, Rants & Raves
Tags: carbon price, carbon tax, climate change, personal opinion, politics, taxation

The government finally announced its package to put a price on carbon pollution. Of course when people say carbon pollution, what they actually mean is greenhouse gas emissions. I for one am very happy to see the necessary steps being taken to reduce our reliance on highly polluting fossil fuels. Sure it might not be [...]

Finally Laying The Foundations For Climate Action

July 12, 2011 in Campaigns, Rants & Raves
Tags: ACTU, ALP, Australia, carbon price, carbon tax, climate change, environment, federal government, greenhouse gas emissions, Greens, personal opinion, politics, voters, workers rights, Your Rights at Work

NOTE: This was originally published on the R@W News Blog as “Laying the foundations for climate action” Yesterday’s carbon price package announcement marked an historic moment in Australia’s sustainable future. It marked a recognition that polluting our environment can no longer be done for free. It marked a shift in thinking to take opportunities in [...]