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Richard Barnes
<div dir="ltr"> <div class="gmail_quote"> <div dir="ltr"> <div>Richard Barnes is a medical practitioner (paediatric anaesthetist), working in the Victorian public hospital system.</div> <div>He has a passionate interest in environmental issues and is terrified by the worsening climate crisis, and ashamed of the disaster which his generation is leaving for those to follow.</div> </div> </div> </div>
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Land Forces comes to Naarm
It seems bizarre that a massive police contingent will be deployed to disrupt a massive public protest against a massive arms fair. Continue reading »
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Devastation and blindness in our High Country
One can only hope that the day is not too far away when “I was only doing my job” will be no more a defence against climate crimes than it is against war crimes. Continue reading »
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The maths of 43%…
Labor’s commitment to reduce Australia’s emissions 43% by 2030 is hotly debated. It is important that we understand what that 43% means; what it includes; and, crucially, what it excludes. Continue reading »
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The Greens are our best hope for the urgent climate action we need
The Greens have the right and the duty (a “mandate” if you will) to use the numbers in which they were elected by Australian voters, to go hard on getting the climate policy outcomes they proposed. Continue reading »