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Rowan Dean commentary | The Outsiders

Dean recalls 4.5 years ago in February 2017, former Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison held a black coal lump during a Parliamentary proceeding, defending its importance. He notes the PM is now saying addressing climate change is something that people need to do together. Dean says Morrison has done a complete 100% U-turn departing the previously rejected plan ahead of the Glasgow summit. He adds the climate conference is built on a premise that the world is getting warmer. Dean states it is in contrast with the figures provided by UAHv6 satellite measurements, noting the world’s temperature is exactly the same from 2017. He recalls Bill Shorten’s Labor Party promised 45% emissions reduction during the 2019 election.

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Piers Akerman: Net-zero emissions do not add up for Australia

Mining entrepreneur and Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart told The Daily Telegraph – which has been running an informative series on the topic and is committed to airing both sides of the argument – that the rush to curb greenhouse emissions without proper costing could imperil family farmers and cost taxpayers “billions in subsidies”. The precautionary principle demands that we know what the cost of buckling to the climate catastrophists at the UN’s Glasgow COP26 gabfest will be before we make any pledges.

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Solar a costly exercise: Gina

AUSTRALIA’S richest woman, Gina Rinehart, is warning that rushing to reduce greenhouse emissions without proper costings could imperil family farmers and cost taxpayers “billions in subsidies”. The mining and pastoral tycoon has outlined her particular concern that family farmers who have endured years of drought, bushfires and Covid-19 do not have spare cash, so cannot afford to invest to change to renewable energy. Mrs Rinehart said costings should be the first priority and urged the Federal Government to “stand firm” until these had been properly assessed and made public.

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Commodity exports boost trade surplus to record level

A 7.5 per cent lift in resources exports underpinned a 5 per cent monthly increase in the value of goods and services exports to $46bn, Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed. Rural exports also continued their strong run, lifting by 6 per cent in the month just shy of $5bn – 72 per cent higher than a year earlier. Wool sales jumped 12 per cent to $405m – more than double July 2020 sales – while meat exports lifted 8 per cent in July to $1.3bn, 26 per cent higher than a year earlier. Cereal and grains exports eased 2.4 per cent in the month, but at $1.2bn was up 230 per cent on an annual basis.

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How Gina Rinehart ‘saved swimming’

After a poorer-than-expected result at the London 2012 Olympics and negative press around the team, many sponsors withdrew funding to Swimming Australia, which had until that time helped athletes out with personal expenses funding, Campbell says. At that point Rinehart, long a backer of swimming in WA, offered funding. “Gina Rinehart stepped in. She made funds available that went directly to athletes. This allowed many athletes – myself included – to see that there was a future career in swimming for us. I’m not sure where a lot of swimming careers would have ended up if there hadn’t been this injection of funds.”

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Gina Urges Rural Voices To Speak Up

Article courtesy of South Burnett November 23, 2020 Country music’s Dean Perrett and Mick Lindsay took to the stage at ‘Bethany’ on Saturday night to celebrate the fourth annual National Agriculture &

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