Sunday 7 October 2018
Scott Morrison presents his political agenda as prayer
Even in
public prayer Australian Prime Minister and Liberal MP for Cook Scott Morrison is
an overbearing specimen - at 1:09 mins into this video he interrupted Planetshakers' minister Russell Evans & took back the microphone in order to keep centre stage and complete what was obviously on his political agenda for the day - the re-election of himself and his government at the forthcoming federal election.
Saturday 6 October 2018
Quote of the Week
“Among
those things, he said, was a "fair go for those who have a go in this
country".
"I
think that's what fairness means in this country. It's not about everybody
getting the same thing," he said.
"If
you put in, you get to take out. And you get to keep more."
[Australian Prime Minister &
Liberal MP for Cook Scott Morrison
explaining why only affluent people matter in his version of Australian society,
9News,
6 September 2018]
Friday 5 October 2018
Yet another Morrison Australia Day argument shot down
This is part of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's weak argument for not changing the
current date of the national holiday known as Australia Day, which has been something of a movable feast since inception.
Newcastle
Herald, 4
October 2018:
"You don't pretend
your birthday was on a different day," Prime Minister Scott Morrison
passionately reasoned with Sam Armytage on Sunrise last week.
9News, 25 September 2018:
"You can't pretend
your birthday isn't your birthday," he said.
"We have a lot more
to be proud about than not being proud about. It's a great day to celebrate
Australia.
"Australia Day is
Australia Day."
It was inevitable that he would be called out on this assertion.
In Qld, Queens Birthday
is now in October, used to be in June, but it's actually in April. Alex
McDonnel Oct 3
And what does he think
those born on 29th Feb do each year?
Morrison is a bit like
me. My mouth works before my brain. But then I am not pretending to be prime
minister like he is. Dude69 Oct 2
BACKGROUND
The
Northern Star,
4 October 2018:
BYRON Shire Council's
decision to change the date of their Australia Day event from January 26 to the
evening before in 2019 has been praised by the National Congress of Australia's
First Peoples (Congress).
The decision led to
considerable criticism by some, and the Prime Minister Scott Morrison stripped
council of its right to hold citizenship ceremonies altogether.
But the congress thanked
Byron Shire Council "for its sensitivity toward the feelings by many
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander citizens who are uncomfortable about the
celebration of Australia Day on 26 January each year”.
The congress is the peak
representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and
members include almost 9000 individuals and 180 organisations from around the
country.
In a letter to council
dated September 25 CEO Gary Oliver said the move was "an important
milestone”.
"It is the local
government level that is showing the most leadership on this issue and we urge
you to hold firm despite the considerable criticism of your decision on this
matter.
"For many
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Australia Day represents
oppression and dispossession.....
Thursday 4 October 2018
Let's talk about Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's inability to face the truth about renewable energy
This was then
Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison in late July 2017 on the subject of the Tesla battery planned to be used as
part of the power grid in South Australia.
Now when
Morrison was mocking the South Australia government of the day he knew full
well that the Tesla battery was never intended to supply energy in the same
manner as a coal-fired power station – it was always intended to boost supply
to keep energy flow from dropping below 49.2Hz and therefore minimise load shedding/brownout events. Media had discussed
the issue in some detail.
Tesla boss
Elon Musk built the battery facility within 100 days and the 100-megawatt lithium
ion battery was switched on late last year to provide reserve capacity from
renewable energy for the state’s electricity network.
According to
the Australian Energy Market Operator
(AEMO) executive general manager of operations
Damien Sanford; "Its ability to respond very, very quickly to the different types
of conditions that we see on the power system has been very encouraging for us".
He told ABC
News in October 2018 that; AEMO's data shows that it can dispatch
power far more rapidly and precisely than conventional thermal power stations
and more swiftly and accurately than the market operator thought possible —
while also pushing down prices.
"We've been
pleasantly surprised and would encourage more of this technology into the
grid," Mr Sanford said.
ABC
News also reported that; In the first quarter of this year, the cost
of FCAS [Frequency
Control Ancillary Services] fell by nearly $33 million, or 57 per cent, according to
AEMO — in large part because of the introduction of the Tesla big battery.
The Tesla battery proved it worth in September 2018 when South Australia was isolated from the main grid by a lightening strike explosion in another state but despite this situation Morrison's 30,000 televisions were unaffected.
Wednesday 3 October 2018
Oi, Scott Morrison! Hands off, it's not your ABC
Kerry O’Brien takes us through ABC’s tumultuous week following revelations of political interference, and the importance of reporting without fear or favour. #TheProjectTV pic.twitter.com/XorAJdgrCi— The Project (@theprojecttv) September 30, 2018
Labels:
ABC radio,
ABC television,
Our ABC
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