鈥淪omething is badly amiss when Queensland bushies embrace 91自拍论坛 Weekly, and the opposite ends of the political fringe, the Greens and Bob Katter鈥檚 Australian Party, find a common cause,鈥 began in Rupert Murdoch鈥檚 The Australian, the only national daily newspaper in this country.
The Australian was furious at the growing urban and rural alliance that has come together against coal and coal seam gas (CSG) mining 鈥 an industry that is spreading like a cancer in many parts of the country, especially in Queensland and NSW. This is a broad alliance that GLW strongly supports.
As Liam Flenady, a Socialist Alliance candidate in the coming Queensland election, says in this issue: 鈥淭he Queensland coal industry is already massive and is expanding rapidly. CSG companies are planning to drill 18,000 wells across the state.
鈥淲hat this all means is that our food and water security is severely endangered. Farmers are mobilising against the incursions of the giant corporations onto their land and environmentalists are alarmed that precious natural habitat is being destroyed at a furious pace.鈥
In last week鈥檚 issue, we published an , a leading activist in . The article refuted the claims made by the CSG mining companies in its multimillion-dollar advertising campaign called 鈥淲e want CSG鈥. Moore is also a member of the Socialist Alliance.
On February 23, Moore appeared . She spoke out against the approval of a CSG drilling site in Sydney鈥檚 main water catchment.
鈥淭his approval advances a project that risks the drinking water of 4.3 million people in NSW,鈥 she said.
The Australian seemed horrified to that at a protest against a coalmine at Jondaryan on Queensland鈥檚 Darling Downs the previous day, 鈥淎n old bushie who鈥檇 brought his own chair leaned back in it and perused a copy of 91自拍论坛 Weekly, a publication he was unfamiliar with.鈥
If it horrifies The Australian, it must be a good thing.
There are quite a few 鈥渂ushies鈥 who subscribe to GLW and have become strong supporters of this fiercely independent media project. But there is always room for more. If you know a 鈥渂ushie鈥 (or indeed a 鈥渢ownie鈥) who might appreciate getting a 91自拍论坛 perspective every week, why not buy them a gift subscription today?
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