The Independent Australian

The Sustainable Population Party has endorsed a candidate, Angela Smith, for the Canning by election on 19th September. It is a wide spread electorate and so she needs help, physical and financial, from people outside the electorate and outside the SPP. It is also an opportunity for voters in Canning to express an opinion on high immigration by writing ‘Reduce Immigration’ on the the ballot paper

Nigel Jackson presents arguments that we should firmly resist calls to change our greatest national symbol

It is easy to dismiss the concerns in communities, such as Hopeland, in the Western Downs, which has the richest soil in Australia, becoming a centre of unconventional gas developments. Hence TIA is publishing an article by Shay Dougall, spokesperson for Hopeland Community Sustainability Group.

50% can only be done by adopting new technologies. Apart from financial incentives, strong persuasion from the top is important. Alas, that is not the current Government, but social and community pressures are building.

The conference was the initial policy launch for the next election. Hence the voting on critical issues had to be sewn up before debate on the floor to make certain conference got it right, so that policies were not vulnerable to Coalition attack in the campaign.

  Zacky Mallah posted on Twitter in January 2015 Australia has two decent whores Rita Pahini and Miranda Divine (sic) Both need to be gangbanged on the Sunrise desk. #freedomofspeech love it.’This person was selected to put his question on Q&A on the 22nd June.

The background is covered in the previous post Proposals for stifling of democracy in the Australian Conservation Foundation. I attended the Special General Meeting of the ACF on the 26 June where the proposals were narrowly carried. 

Proposed changes to the ACF Constitution are designed to concentrate power in the Board and reduce the input of members. The elected ACF Council will be only an advisory body.

Popularity in the polls soared after the Coalition brought down a Budget which scarcely paid lip service to fixing the deficit long term. Most of the new cost cutting measures were housekeeping.The deficit will be smaller in 2015/16 than the current year, not much smaller if controversial measures are rejected by the Senate. 

The Wheeler Centre, which organizes debates in Melbourne on crucial issues, held a well attended one on Population Growth on May 13. There were four speakers presenting a variety of views, ably chaired by Madeleine Morris, a reporter for ABC 7:30.