What sort of delusional person could imagine that Labor is some sort of guiding light for the future?
‘The future is ours’ by Keith Duncan in last week’s Echo claimed some ‘mandate’ with only 30 per cent of the primary vote, after changing the financial regulations for donations to disadvantage independents and minor parties.
With thousands struggling with the cost of living and homeless while they give tax concessions to multiple home owners and corporations which pay no tax.
While the country continues to spiral billions into debt, on the promise of questionable attack submarines to prop up US arms manufacturers and preparations to follow the US into yet another conflict.
We are still waiting for the ‘National Climate Change Risk Assessment’ which was supposed to have been released last December (conveniently held back, put off until after the election and still not released) while floods and bushfires continue to be a constant occurrence.
Opening more coal and gas mines to give it away to multinational corporations while bleating about concerns for climate change in complete disregard for any attempt to comply with the Paris climate agreement and the UNESCO ‘Fossil Fuel Development Accord’.
Leading scientists have also expressed concerns the WA Labor government department has interfered with the rock art report linked to the North West Shelf approval process.
Woodside extended to 2070 after already causing environmental damage to a pristine environment. Continuously lying and hiding the facts about Australia’s two-way arms trade to Israel. Exhibiting no actions or sanctions against a genocidal regime, just more weasel words, political theatre and rhetoric while a Sydney-based law firm Birchgrove Legal has launched a case in The Hague International Criminal Court against the government for complicity in genocide.
A 92-page document endorsed by more than 100 lawyers and barristers refers to ‘accessory to genocide’ under article 15 of the Rome Statute and refers to a number of actions taken by Albanese, Wong and other ministers.
We need a government which can be trusted and cares for people and the environment.


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