Monthly Archives: June 2021

Ministers are neglecting their sacred trust

A week ago an angry environment minister, Sussan Ley, was telling anyone listening that the federal government had been “blindsided” by the proposal of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee to list the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger”. Ley said the … Continue reading

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Meet the Murugappans

Will Biloela be a trigger for a more enlightened refugee policy? The family name is Murugappan. That’s Mu-ru-gappan. It’s not hard to say. A bit of practice and it rolls off the tongue. The mother of this family, Priya, came … Continue reading

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Children demanding legal rights to a safe climate

From now on the environment minister has a duty of care to Australian children Right now, weighing up whether to allow a coal mine near Gunnedah, NSW, to be enlarged, environment minister Sussan Ley will be doing some very hard … Continue reading

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