Yes!!!!!! Totally captured!!!! 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

Some light listening for this weekend :) www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

I’ll be keeping the live stream of NSW parliament open for the next few weeks and will post if anything significant about the changes to the EP&A Act is happening.

Australia is fighting the same issues

🇦🇺 #NSWpol #AUSpol

Everything we learn about gas expansion in WA confirms those who are making the decisions are very clearly not working in the public interest. The next and most obvious question to ask is - whose interests are being advanced by Government, and why? #StateCapture www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

"Allowing climate change to be declared irrelevant would directly overturn the Mount Pleasant mine Court of Appeal precedent on emissions. "The decision is one of the most significant judgements on climate in the history of NSW, and it must be respected." www.canberratimes.com.au/story/910642...

Both major parties are looking to push this Bill through Parliament in the next week, despite the fact that the Minister mislead the public about ICAC having reviewed the Bill (which ICAC has now confirmed it did not). The Bill contains major corruption risks. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The NSW Government is looking to rush major changes to planning laws that present significant corruption risks through Parliament this week, under the guise of providing affordable housing. The Bill goes much further, applying to all developments in NSW. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Johnson Legal is proud to be representing Friends of Australian Rock Art in their challenge to Woodside’s North West Shelf extension project. FARA is taking the case to uphold the law and protect the ancient Murujuga Rock Art from harm. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Let’s hope this Bill does not go through unamended this week…. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Right now, we’re seeing a return to the bad old days of unconstrained Ministerial powers over individual developments being proposed in NSW Parliament. The Govt should release ICACs advice on the laws before this gets rushed through Parliament next week. michaelwest.com.au/nsw-fast-tra...

" NSW’s fast-track planning laws could allow mines to be approved without environmental assessment "

“Australia is facing a steeper-than-anticipated 25% slump in LNG export earnings by next financial year, dragged down by a slide in crude oil prices and oversupply that is starting to hit global gas markets, according to the federal government’s commodities forecaster.” www.afr.com/companies/en...

Those mines need to be sued and criminally prosecuted. There is NOTHING that justifies blocking such warnings.

“The cost of the development itself ... leave us with a questionable set of economics for the project.” - Head of energy research at MST Financial, Saul Kavonic www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

A novice mining company, Bowdens, wants to build an open cut greenfield lead mine in the beautiful Mudgee region. There are major health risks to communities as well as workers, yet the Govt is still saying “trust us.” #BowdensLeadMine #LeadMining www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

‘Changes to the act would remove references to “protecting the environment” and “promoting the social and economic welfare of the community and a better environment”, replacing them with phrases such as “promote productivity through the development and management of the state and its resources”

“Fast tracking” anything is a recipe for disaster. It means regulations and limitations that were put in place to keep us safe are likely to be glossed over. Then, 20 years later, someone else has to fix it.

Thanks for posting Elaine. Might've missed it otherwise.

There’s some pretty alarming stuff happening in NSW right now with big changes to the planning laws being rushed through Parliament. The proposed amendments create major corruption risks and should be closely reviewed by ICAC. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘North West Shelf rules may kill Browse gas plan’ www.theaustralian.com.au/business/min...

I wonder how they calculate the offset for this?

A mining company with no prior experience, Bowdens, wants to build an open cut lead mine in the famous Mudgee region, 2km from a primary school. The community is rightfully concerned. The Government says ‘trust us.’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

If you are looking at how to support the community to protect the beautiful Mudgee region and our kids from an open cut lead mine, here’s how: chuffed.org/project/1482... Prevention is always better than the cure.

Last thing we need is more lead poisoning:

If you want to know how to support the community protect the beautiful Mudgee region from an open cut lead mine, here’s how: chuffed.org/project/1482...

After burying a critical health report in lead mines and children’s blood lead levels for 4 years, the EPA wants the Mudgee community to trust it to protect kids from the Bowdens lead mine proposal. #RegulatoryCapture #LeadFreeMudgee www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

#nswpol #auspol #environment #mining

#ffagenda Australia - #climatecrimes

"This decision is a slap in the face. It allows Woodside to continue operations and pollution to 2070. It is a crime against Murujuga and a crime against humanity” - Mardathoonera Traditional Custodian Raelene Cooper www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Murray Watt announcing that he has approved the extension and expansion of the North West Shelf gas project. This will allow Woodside to continue producing and exporting fossil gas until 2070.

The Albanese majority Labor govt adds yet another liability to a future lawsuit on the "internationally wrongful act" of permitting continued fossil fuel production #ICJAdvisoryOpinion (excerpt screen captured from a presentation by @elainejohnson.bsky.social)

Australia should take note. #capturedstate #fossilcriminals #auspol #wapol

A presentation by @elainejohnson.bsky.social yesterday pointed to the exact paragraph (427) in the ICJ Advisory Opinion that spells out how continued fossil fuel production gives rise to liability The Albanese Labor govt has so far approved 32🤯 new/extensions of Coal & Gas projects #LaborValues

There's no way the Bowdens project near #Mudgee can be approved on an outdated EIS and SEARS and without considering this report. The disgraceful contempt for communities and for due process has been revealed in all its ugliness. ##LeadFreeMudgee #nswpol #auspol

A bloody brilliant win 🙌🏼 @elainejohnson.bsky.social

Bureaucrats don't care about children. Esp those in regional and rural Australia.

It's obscene

Negligent!

A critical report on the impacts of lead mining on children’s blood lead levels was hidden from the public for four years. In that time, a Parliamentary Inquiry hearing on lead mining was held in the Mudgee region, and the Bowdens lead mine in Mudgee was approved. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

Bowdens near Mudgee has to show no lead will escape their operations 😏 or a bit of lead in kids' blood is, you know, ok..... #LeadFreeMudgee #nswpol, #auspol

The NSW EPA kept a report on impacts of lead mining on children’s blood lead levels for four years from the public while it worried about what the mining companies would think. #RegulatoryCapture #LeadFreeMudgee www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Front page news in The Land: Right now, there is a proposal for an open cut lead mine in the beautiful Mudgee region. It would be 2km from a primary school, in the middle of prime agricultural land and one of Australia’s top tourist destinations. #LandUseConflict www.theland.com.au/story/905792...

One of the firefighters arrested is an Oregonian. My office has been in touch with his lawyer who says he can't locate his client. My office is working to get more information on his whereabouts ASAP.

So important! Congratulations Elaine and Raelene!

Yes!!