Oceans of waste
Why is there so much plastic waste in our oceans? Surely its not the litter from parties on our beaches? Surely its not from illegal dumping at sea? The answer is that …
Why is there so much plastic waste in our oceans? Surely its not the litter from parties on our beaches? Surely its not from illegal dumping at sea? The answer is that …
We are keeping tabs on the huge number of abuses of power by governments and their agencies – Federal and state – and it’s an alarmingly long list. We just …
Contents Introduction Purpose Scope The scope of this Policy – People The scope of this Policy – Conduct Out of scope – Complaints and grievances Defining Disclosable Conduct What is …
1. Scope 2. Aims 3. Staff rights and responsibilities 3.1 Additional responsibilities of managers and supervisors 4. Unacceptable workplace conduct 4.1 Discrimination 4.2 Bullying 4.3 Sexual harassment 4.4 Victimisation 4.5 Gossip 5. Merit at the Australian Democrats 6. Resolving issues at the …
Billions of dollars in government spending could go without scrutiny, after the Morrison Government slashed the Auditor General’s budget. The Government has quietly cut $14m from the operating budget of …
David Bell’s history with the Democrats goes back to the very beginnings of the party so it was wonderful to have him join recently and take a very active role …
The South Australian Government has passed legislation to end the sale, supply and distribution of plastic straws, cutlery and drink stirrers. They are the first State to get real and …
Our An economy for the future campaign platform is a far cry from the Coalition’s trickle-down-economics, tax breaks for the wealthy and big business, and handouts to fossil fuel mates. …
It appears, at least in Queensland, that coal-fired generators are manipulating power production in order to drive costs down to zero at times in order to put large scale solar …
It is clear that government policy is being made on-the-run, and against the evidence of scientists and its own departmental experts. It is equally clear that our understanding of the …