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| Greens 'exploiting tragedy to pump up their cult', Craig Kelly says – politics live | |
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| The Liberal MP says wildfires are not getting worse globally but ‘actually declining’. All the day’s political events, live | The Liberal MP says wildfires are not getting worse globally but ‘actually declining’. All the day’s political events, live |
| I can’t see this tweet, because Malcolm Roberts blocked me on Twitter a really long time ago (about the time Adam Gartrell and my reporting got him section 44’d, and also our reporting on his staffer being accused, and then later convicted, of rape). | |
| But apparently Roberts has responded to this quote from Justine Keay with “Ok Doomer” | |
| The stupid remains strong. | |
| Lyndal Curtis is in the chamber, working with Mike Bowers again. | Lyndal Curtis is in the chamber, working with Mike Bowers again. |
| Chris Kenny wasn’t on Sky this afternoon – because he was in Canberra for this: | Chris Kenny wasn’t on Sky this afternoon – because he was in Canberra for this: |
| Meanwhile, the Senate just had a debate over whether the term “piss up” could be used, when it is part of a direct quote - as in: [Bridget McKenzie] “couldn’t organise a piss up in a brewery”. | Meanwhile, the Senate just had a debate over whether the term “piss up” could be used, when it is part of a direct quote - as in: [Bridget McKenzie] “couldn’t organise a piss up in a brewery”. |
| I would hate for the Senate president to see what the Guardian style guide allows. | I would hate for the Senate president to see what the Guardian style guide allows. |
| Again, for the people at the back: hazard reduction burns were done, have been done, were never stopped from being done. | Again, for the people at the back: hazard reduction burns were done, have been done, were never stopped from being done. |
| Fire authorities have said that repeatedly. They have also said the season where they can carry out those preparations is getting shorter. But they have still done them. It’s just that RAINFOREST IS BURNING and that hasn’t happened before, and also, it is dry [as insert dead thing here] because, as we know, climate change is making droughts worse, and that is not just raving lunatics saying it, it is the drought co-ordinator general in a government-commissioned report. | Fire authorities have said that repeatedly. They have also said the season where they can carry out those preparations is getting shorter. But they have still done them. It’s just that RAINFOREST IS BURNING and that hasn’t happened before, and also, it is dry [as insert dead thing here] because, as we know, climate change is making droughts worse, and that is not just raving lunatics saying it, it is the drought co-ordinator general in a government-commissioned report. |
| Secondly, the reason wildfires have declined is because humans have taken over more land for agriculture, which means that areas which traditionally burned, don’t – because we have changed the land. | Secondly, the reason wildfires have declined is because humans have taken over more land for agriculture, which means that areas which traditionally burned, don’t – because we have changed the land. |
| So basically, we took over the environment and we don’t tend to let it burn as it once may have. | So basically, we took over the environment and we don’t tend to let it burn as it once may have. |
| And thirdly, FFS, EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO IS WATCHING THE EAST COAST BURN IN NOVEMBER, BEFORE THE TRADITIONAL FIRE SEASON HAS EVEN BEGUN, KNOWS THIS IS NOT NORMAL. | And thirdly, FFS, EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO IS WATCHING THE EAST COAST BURN IN NOVEMBER, BEFORE THE TRADITIONAL FIRE SEASON HAS EVEN BEGUN, KNOWS THIS IS NOT NORMAL. |
| Weather can’t be linked to events, but trends can. | Weather can’t be linked to events, but trends can. |
| I AM SO MAD RIGHT NOW | I AM SO MAD RIGHT NOW |
| Craig Kelly just Craig Kelly’ed his way through another Sky interview, because apparently he is allowed on TV again, which just makes you question - why? | Craig Kelly just Craig Kelly’ed his way through another Sky interview, because apparently he is allowed on TV again, which just makes you question - why? |
| Sure, that is definitely what California is experiencing. And Brazil. And Siberia | Sure, that is definitely what California is experiencing. And Brazil. And Siberia |
| But Craig Kelly continues, because he is Craig Kelly and can’t stop, won’t stop: | But Craig Kelly continues, because he is Craig Kelly and can’t stop, won’t stop: |
| Mathias Cormann is talking about how great the economy is, and how great wage growth is, because it was worse under Labor. WHICH IS WHEN THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS WAS – OMG | Mathias Cormann is talking about how great the economy is, and how great wage growth is, because it was worse under Labor. WHICH IS WHEN THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS WAS – OMG |
| Senate question time has begun, and honestly, induced comas have never seemed more attractive. | Senate question time has begun, and honestly, induced comas have never seemed more attractive. |
| Oh dear Beyonce. | Oh dear Beyonce. |
| Someone has allowed Craig Kelly onto Sky News to speak about the bushfires. | Someone has allowed Craig Kelly onto Sky News to speak about the bushfires. |
| “Wildfires have declined over the last 25 years, over 24%,” he says. | “Wildfires have declined over the last 25 years, over 24%,” he says. |
| As always, that is not the whole story. | As always, that is not the whole story. |
| Jim Molan on the most obvious statement in this government’s six-year history, maybe ever: | Jim Molan on the most obvious statement in this government’s six-year history, maybe ever: |
| A lack of climate policy, three prime ministers and just general paralysis on anything curly speaks volumes to back up that observation. | A lack of climate policy, three prime ministers and just general paralysis on anything curly speaks volumes to back up that observation. |
| Jim Molan is on Sky News reminding viewers that firefighters are much better at fighting fires than the military. | Jim Molan is on Sky News reminding viewers that firefighters are much better at fighting fires than the military. |
| That’s because there have been a lot of calls to bring in the army to help fight the bushfire emergency. They remain on standby, to help in any way they are needed – but, by and large, they are not trained to fight fires. | That’s because there have been a lot of calls to bring in the army to help fight the bushfire emergency. They remain on standby, to help in any way they are needed – but, by and large, they are not trained to fight fires. |
| Much like hazard-reduction burns and climate change, facts – not emotion and feelpinons – are needed here, more than ever. | Much like hazard-reduction burns and climate change, facts – not emotion and feelpinons – are needed here, more than ever. |
| The political discourse on the other hand ... sigh. | The political discourse on the other hand ... sigh. |
| From Anne Davies: | From Anne Davies: |
| And meanwhile, the kids are more than all right. | And meanwhile, the kids are more than all right. |
| The founder of the #MeToo movement (not the hashtag), Tarana Burke, is addressing the National Press Club. | The founder of the #MeToo movement (not the hashtag), Tarana Burke, is addressing the National Press Club. |
| Burke spoke to Melissa Davey late last month: | Burke spoke to Melissa Davey late last month: |
| The former NSW fire chief Greg Mullins has been working hard to try to inject some facts into the hazard-reduction burn debate. If you missed his appearance on The Project earlier this week, it is worth watching. | The former NSW fire chief Greg Mullins has been working hard to try to inject some facts into the hazard-reduction burn debate. If you missed his appearance on The Project earlier this week, it is worth watching. |
| This issue is slowly starting to gain momentum in parliament. From the Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson’s office: | This issue is slowly starting to gain momentum in parliament. From the Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson’s office: |
| A cross-parliament working group is trying to negotiate with the UK government to have a representative – possibly George Christensen – visit Assange before his extradition trial. | A cross-parliament working group is trying to negotiate with the UK government to have a representative – possibly George Christensen – visit Assange before his extradition trial. |
| Not only do we not get a number in terms of population growth, we also don’t get to see the resettlement report the government ordered, to see how its “let’s move to the regions” plan would go. | Not only do we not get a number in terms of population growth, we also don’t get to see the resettlement report the government ordered, to see how its “let’s move to the regions” plan would go. |
| Andrew Giles, Maria Vamvakinou and Lisa Chesters have some thoughts on that: | Andrew Giles, Maria Vamvakinou and Lisa Chesters have some thoughts on that: |
| Just add that to the list of stuff we don’t get to see. | Just add that to the list of stuff we don’t get to see. |