Australia under the
Liberal and National parties has generally become a corporatocracy1,
where the only entities of consequence are corporations and those state bodies
that are needed to ensure their unhindered survival: the police, ASIO, judiciary
and, of course, a purchased government. The government are mostly a means for
corporations to pass legislation they want, whether it be for damaging unions,
On
Wednesday, January 15, the Science Minister, Karen Andrews, will convene a
roundtable meeting of scientists to develop a response to the “devastating and
surprising” bushfire catastrophe1.
In response to the opprobrium heaped on The
Australian for their constant climate change denialism now that climate change
is blindingly obvious to all but halfwits, one or other of the supposed editors
of this Murdoch rag have tried to justify their behaviour in an editorial in which
they deny their denialism1.
Sometimes when I write
these essays (or whatever they are), I find it difficult to not type with my
fists as my rage is almost insuperable. This one hasn’t made it any easier. Our
feckless Prime Minister Scott Mutebutton (sorry, Freudian slip, I meant
Morrison) has again tried to reimagine history much like he did when trying to
cover up his urging of Cabinet to use community fear of Muslims for political
advantage1.
Everyone knows that the main reason the
fire seasons are getting longer is because of climate change, even the deniers. The 2008 Garnaut Climate Change
Review, which examined the scientific evidence around the impacts of climate
change on Australia and its economy, predicted that without adequate action,
the nation would face a more frequent and intense fire season by 20201.
This is what we are seeing now. The Coalition government are in part to blame