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Nov 30, 2023 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
#BREAKING The federal govt's Restoring our Rivers Bill just passed the Senate, giving rivers a lifeline ahead of the next drought!
Here's all the details on what it means (THREAD) 👇
The Basin Plan has been languishing for a decade — and it's our rivers that have paid the price.
Dodgy political deals + delays have stopped vital water being recovered for the environment.
This legislation aims to get us back on track.
Nov 14, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
MEDIA RELEASE: ‘We stand by our river’
First Nations leaders, fishers, farmers and environment groups unite in Canberra to demand real water for the #MurrayDarling
@naturensw @ConservationSA @QLDConservation
environmentvictoria.org.au/2023/11/14/we-…
@naturensw @ConservationSA @QLDConservation “The government needs to not just be listening, but actually hearing and implementing the teaching from First Nations people on how to look after our rivers and water systems."
— Major Moogy Sumner, Ngarrindjeri / Kaurna Senior Elder
(An open letter signed by over 280 Victorian businesses and organisations across a range of sectors - full text via THREAD!)
This summer's unprecedented bushfires are a tragic demonstration of the climate crisis we all face.
Nov 4, 2019 • 5 tweets • 5 min read
Raiding journalists. Intimidating whistleblowers. Now outlawing boycotts? The Australian govt is showing a worrying trend towards silencing critics – particularly on environment and climate. (Thread 👇) washingtonpost.com/world/2019/11/…#auspol#yourrighttoknow#climate
Worth asking who stands to gain from making boycotts illegal? Last attempt to outlaw secondary boycotts came from the logging industry under the Abbott government. This time it’s the coal industry wanting to stop climate boycotts. theguardian.com/environment/20…#auspol#yourrighttoknow