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Published: Thursday, April 15, 2021
Seward Peninsula, Alaska Photo credit: DCSL/Flickr
The Interior Department is pausing a Trump-era order that would have opened up millions of acres in Alaska to mineral development, including on the Seward Peninsula. DCSL/Flickr
Updated at 1:42 p.m. EDT.
The Interior Department today tapped the brakes on a last-minute series of Trump administration orders that proposed to open as much as 28 million acres of federal lands in Alaska to mining and other mineral extraction activities.
The lands at issue were included in five draft public lands orders signed by former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt in January during the final two weeks of the Trump presidency.
Those who shun vaccine responsible for viral path
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February 21, 2021 10.00pm
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IMMUNISATION
Those who shun vaccine responsible for viral path
I have observed anti-vaccination protesters holding up signs stating “Not anti-vax, pro-choice”. And this is of course true; as sovereign citizens in a vibrant democracy they should have every right to exercise their own choice. But I am sure they will agree that with rights come responsibilities. Modern genetic tracing is marvellously exact and the pathways of viral infections through a population can be traced. Therefore those people who of their own choice do not take the available precautions to avoid viral infection have the responsibility to pay for all costs of treatment for themselves (but of course they must have the right to choose
Time for humility and a leadership change
February 2, 2021 10.00pm
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COLLINGWOOD REPORT
Time for humility and a leadership change
It is deeply shameful that Australia has lost Heritier Lumumba. He represents the Australia we could have: a society where brave, intelligent, articulate deep thinkers with integrity are valued, regardless of their cultural identity.
It is deeply shameful that Eddie McGuire just can’t seem to say “sorry”. But unfortunately he represents the kind of leadership we have at the helm of most sporting, political and business institutions in this country: over-entitled, monocultural human anachronisms. Show some humility, Eddie. Just resign.