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uglykidjoel t1_j7qana3 wrote

Wait...what?! Australia? Protecting the environment?

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SilverNicktail t1_j7qyjpv wrote

They finally voted the conservative fossil fuel shills out of office and now there's a flood of environmental laws going through. And all it took was devastating wildfires and huge reductions in wildlife populations.

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CryptographerShot213 t1_j7rgkdb wrote

Impatiently waiting for this to happen in the US…

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ThinkingWithPortals3 t1_j7sas05 wrote

Our voting system is a lot less screwy than theirs, so you're probably going to be waiting for a while.

Ours is still a bit screwy, but less than them.

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pnutbrutal t1_j7v098d wrote

Is ours not more screwy with gerrymandering? In what way do you mean less screwy? Genuine question, please don’t get mad :)

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ThinkingWithPortals3 t1_j7v155e wrote

We've both got that but American gerrymandering is an art form.

They've got the electoral college, but their winner take all system basically excludes realistic third parties.

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grosscoins t1_j7s0utz wrote

I don't get how people cant respect things for their natural beauty and put aside the thought of the money they could make, stupid of them to even try putting a coal mine there.

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corporatemumbojumbo t1_j7sl8ch wrote

The conservatives are always banging on about "unAustralian this" and "unAustralian that" but then have no issues destroying the Australian environment. The Australian national anthem is literally and ode to its natural beauty.

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dchallenge t1_j7s494a wrote

I’ve seen this 3 different times today. I upvoted each time. I will upvote it again. I will always upvote this news.

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Altruistic-Blood-702 t1_j7rptzt wrote

The state of coal mining companies in Australia is so fucked that not building a coal mine that would affect our already destroyed reef is uplifting news. Fuck Clive palmer, fuck Rio Tinto, fuck Adani. It's fucked up but I'm pleasantly surprised that they put a stop to this one. I hope this becomes a precedent for future mining projects

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banditosuprema t1_j7rlsuw wrote

Did anyone else read this as 'Coral mine' at first?

Ha! But great news!

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Eliciou t1_j7sh7nl wrote

Have you ever notice how China is building polluting military bases on top of pristine coral reefs in the South China Sea?

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Tenton_12 t1_j7tpi1q wrote

Be wary, this is billionaire tax evader Clive Trump Palmer, he'll sue, go through the courts till he gets what he wants.

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Marco-YES t1_j7toe39 wrote

No Friendlyjordies followup video....

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SuperBaconjam t1_j7um4if wrote

Tell me you’re not America without telling me you’re not America

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yolocr8m8 t1_j7r1rtk wrote

As a great band once asked.... "What's so great... about the barrier reef"?

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