Our federal member of parliament, Barnaby Joyce, has just told an economic and sciences outlook conference that “without coal we go broke” (Sydney Morning Herald, 4 March, “Barnaby Joyce comments spark criticism”).
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
Makes last Friday’s big announcement by Mr Joyce and Greg Hunt (NDL, Saturday, Februray 27, “Stop the clock”) of a stay of execution for the Liverpool Plains from coal mining (’til after the state election) seem like a very cynical political exercise, doesn’t it?
Dr Robin Gunning
Tamworth
More from Letters
More from Letters
More from Letters
