#good-news

clarice@diaspora.glasswings.com

good news from the Knitting Nannas and Friends (Sydney faction)
"🎉 Congrats @MoveBeyondCoal

“Banks have lost interest in funding Whitehaven’s financially reckless and environmentally ludicrous coal expansion plans in the midst of a climate crisis. NAB and Westpac have finally turned their backs on Whitehaven”
the SMH asks "what went wrong here?" Nothing - it's all turned out pretty good

"Anybody who’s in thermal coal is going to be facing similar challenges in mobilising funding from traditional sources,” Ball said. “It is increasingly difficult being a coal producer to attract external funding,” he said, adding that the miner was instead focus on sourcing loans from the US debt capital markets next year." hahah yeah good onya USA - still up for saving us ;)

#Good-News #coal #nope #oz #straya

clarice@diaspora.glasswings.com

"It's time for the story of Aboriginal removal to be told. It's a sad story but it's the real story."
The world's largest sand island off the coast of Queensland, formerly known as Fraser Island, has officially been renamed K'gari.
ABC

"We talk about [K'gari] as a natural landscape, but it's actually a cultural landscape. All the trees and all the landscape that you see is actually a result of 60,000 to 70,000 years of Indigenous occupation and Butchulla land management. Without that, the island would actually look completely different." Ms Royan hoped the historic name change would inspire other traditional owners looking to follow suit. "Like Uluru, this has been a great battle," Ms Royan said. "I would say to everyone that wants to fight for their name and the country, keep fighting. It's been a long time coming for us. Go with your heart."

#good-news #oz #Qld #Australia

clarice@diaspora.glasswings.com

"how to ensure a child wont do drugs? give them a horse - they'll never have enough money for drugs"
Lalwa May is set to become the first Indigenous Australian horse rider to participate in the 2023 World Clubs Tournament in France.
The tournament is part of the annual French National Championships, the largest equestrian gathering in the world, which hosts competitions in disciplines from dressage to horseback archery.

Go you good thing!

#good-news #horses #equestrian #tournament #showjumping #Australia #France