Stop Dazza!

October 26, 2021 • Episode 95

Governments are marking up the next IPCC report with track changes. Chistian Porter has a secret vault of cash and no-one wants to look inside.

Climate action

Activist Lauren McDonald calling a fossil fuel CEO a mass murderer to his face: Pretty cool!
She was able to get onto the panel via the Stop Cambo campaign.
Mia held up the Adani coal line for hours.

Climate inaction

Saudi Arabia has a goal to get to net zero by 2060.
Bridget “Rorts” McKenzie says it’ll get ugly if Scott Morrison commits to net zero.
Leaked documents from the next phase of the IPCC report show Australia trying to massage themselves out of the report.

Big bux Porter

In an unprecedented move, the government has blocked a recommendation to investigate Christian Porter over his blind trust.
Porter claims he doesn’t know who put money into the blind trust used to pay for his legal campaign against the ABC.
By comparison, class action suits are highly regulated and transparent (PDF link).
In mid-September Porter resigned from the ministry (he remains an MP).
… which is lucky because now he won’t be investigated for breaching ministerial standards!

Shoutouts

Shoutout to Inner North Medical clinic — working to get vaccinations happening where people need them.
Listen to Evie’s 3CR interview with Hana Assafiri from the Moroccan Soup Bar on their popup vaccination program.