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Unions take a stand in support of Traditional Owners, Farmers and community in opposing Coal Seam Gas extraction
Maritime Union of Australia
All three NSW Branches of the Maritime Union of Australia announced today that they are prepared to back Gamilaraay Traditional Owners, farmers and the community in opposing Coal Seam Gas extraction in Narrabri with “everything they’ve got”.
Despite sustained local and national opposition, multinational behemoth Santos is pushing ahead with a proposal to build up to 850 Coal Seam Gas wells in the rich soils of the Liverpool Plains, the Pilliga Forest and surrounding areas near Narrabri.
Beyond Debt
Thousands of Sole Traders will have no choice but to file for Bankruptcy, according to Beyond Debt’s Ben Paris. The government thresholds for Debt Agreements, an alternative to Bankruptcy, are too low at $118,063.40 and the three years term too short to assist many. There are 912,411 Sole Traders, the most common business structure in Australia, employing just under 5 million Aussies.
Debt Agreement Administrators are expecting a tsunami of insolvent Sole Traders in the coming months now job keeper has been turned off. Members are already receiving calls from Sole Traders they can’t assist because they owe too much or can’t afford enough to make a 3-year arrangement with creditors.
Renewable energy means less manufacturing and fewer jobs 09/04/2021|7min
Sky News Host Peta Credlin says rather than admitting renewable energy means less manufacturing and fewer jobs , governments have tried to have it both ways, as the future of Whyalla Steelworks is in doubt. In South Australia, the debt-driven business empire of an Indian-born British businessman is now teetering on the brink, with both the South Australian and Morrison Governments considering some sort of bailout for the Whyalla steelworks, she said. Businessman, Sanjeev Gupta, bought five years ago with the sales pitch of making so-called green steel or steel from renewable energy.
The Marshall and Morrison Governments are fulfilling their commitment to build congestion busting infrastructure with the design options being released.