one can hear them splashing into the water from here
"A government spokesperson has confirmed three members of the Clean Energy Regulator's (CER) Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee (ERAC) — all controversially appointed by the Coalition — have resigned.

The revelation follows a series of ABC reports exposing allegations that valuable carbon credits were handed out to businesses for emissions reductions that never occurred, as well as former committee chair Andrew Macintosh blowing the whistle on what he called a "rort"."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-14/emissions-reduction-assurance-committee-members-resign/101238956

#splishy-splashy #ozgov #rorts #carbon-credits #whistleblowers-are-heroes

Controversial Coalition appointments resign from board overseeing carbon credit scheme labelled a 'rort'

A major cleanout of Coalition-appointed members of a committee overseeing emissions reductions in Australia has seen three resignations, including the chair.

20 years on from Tampa and the "children overboard" bullshit. The day we became horrible.

"In Canberra that evening, Howard (Captain Velour Tracksuit) introduced the border protection bill to parliament, giving the government sweeping powers to refuse entry to people seeking asylum by sea. The Act would be made retrospective to 9am that day, two-and-a-half hours before the Tampa entered Australian waters."
“I saw that as a moment of real moral reckoning … You had a decision of the court that allowed the government to say ‘we will take the humane approach’. And that opportunity was missed.”

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/aug/22/the-tampa-affair-20-years-on-the-ship-that-capsized-australias-refugee-policy
#Tampa #asylum-seekers #refugees #Afghanistan #ausgov #ozgov #shame #oz

Honest Government Ad | Hotel Quarantine & Vaccines
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=X_0zFEtPbiA

#ozgov #ausgov #oz #straaya

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