Labor’s wipeout in Queensland in the federal election has forced the state’s Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to clear the way for the approval of Adani’s controversial $2 billion Carmichael coal mine.
Amid fears her own second-term Labor government could face electoral oblivion by turning its back on blue-collar workers in Central and North Queensland, Ms. Palaszczuk has ordered bureaucrats to provide a “definitive timeframe” on approvals for the project by Friday. —Financial Review, 22 May 2019
The Greens have warned Labor it will face a “brutal” campaign in key inner-city seats if it shifts to the Right on climate change and the Adani mine under a new leader in an effort to reconnect with blue-collar workers. —The Australian, 22 May 2019
Brutal droughts, floods, and wildfires were expected to make the environment a pivotal issue in Australia’s election last Saturday. Instead, a victory for the climate change-skeptic Liberal party could have global implications. —AFP, 21 May 2019
Whoever becomes Conservative leader might find it useful to learn from the Australian election result. ––Paul Ormerod, City A.M., 22 May 2019
So after losing the Greens have turned to making threats what a bunch of Sore Losers they are just because the voters have rejected their demands their miserble bunch of sniveling little spoiled brats no one wants to play with them because their spoiled little brats so used to getting their way like they did under Obama Liberal Democrats are dumb enough to support dumb liberal causes like Animal Rights,Climate Change and Gun Control