GreenLabor Govt prudent management of $1.824Billion in Dept of Environment grants in five months run up to Sep 2013 Federal Election

List of grants let by the Department of the Environment Under the Commonwealth Grant Guidelines the Department is required to publish details of all grants provided by the Department. Some months are inflated by water buybacks – which seem to me very different from other grants – these I have noted on the chart as … Continue reading GreenLabor Govt prudent management of $1.824Billion in Dept of Environment grants in five months run up to Sep 2013 Federal Election

A Quarter $Billion in climate change grants over three years 2010-2012

I see the biggest single grant was $94Million in 2010 to birth the Australian Carbon Trust Limited headed by one Michael Rann – that later transformed into Low Carbon Australia which later again was integrated into the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). CSIRO seems to be the biggest single grants recipient with about $48million – … Continue reading A Quarter $Billion in climate change grants over three years 2010-2012

Aussie Fed. Govt. picking “critical minerals” winners

Prime Minister and Resources Minister just announced “Investment To Unlock Potential Of Australia’s Critical Minerals Sector”. Quote “The measures, which are part of the 2022-23 Budget, include a $200 million Accelerator grants program, $50 million to support research and development and an updated industry strategy.” For those not familiar with resources projects in the Wide … Continue reading Aussie Fed. Govt. picking “critical minerals” winners

ABC TV staff vetting is ironclad 100% efficient

Over the Christmas-New Year period I have noticed several “new faces” presenting on the ABC News24 TV Channel and I stupidly think “Oh a new face maybe a new viewpoint” and I pay attention to the “political tone” of their questions to interviewees. I have been impressed that whether the subject be Sydney hottest day … Continue reading ABC TV staff vetting is ironclad 100% efficient

GreenLeft Australian Federal Govt messes with President Elect Trump

Signing on to Paris climate deal exactly as Donald Trump becomes US President Elect seems to me provocative and contrary to our national interest. But Hey – Turnbull & Co were expecting a win by Hillary. Pushing on with this tit for tat plan reveals the intensity of GreenLeft beliefs at the core of the … Continue reading GreenLeft Australian Federal Govt messes with President Elect Trump

Is the Australian landscape in such a bad condition that we should be paying out multi-$Billions on tree planting etc?

Seeing this article – Former Governor General calls for Cabinet shakeup on land management – spruiking Greening Australia got me thinking about if we really need another group to improve or care for the landscape. It seems to me that there is a plethora of groups such as Landcare – Caring for our Country – … Continue reading Is the Australian landscape in such a bad condition that we should be paying out multi-$Billions on tree planting etc?

NOAA claim that May and June 2014 were hottest evah for our globe

The Ch9 TV weather lady for Sydney mentioned this last night – and I see this article in USAToday – A double scorcher: June joins May with heat record – Of course NOAA is quoting weather station data assembled by the GHCN latest effort where most sites are in urban heat islands and then they … Continue reading NOAA claim that May and June 2014 were hottest evah for our globe