Environment
ISSUES
ENVIRONMENT
Global warming
This is a faulty science using computer modelling and not a true examination of history over the centuries and the predictions are not sustainable and evidence based
Carbon dioxide reduction
I will seek incentives to encourage all Australians to plant or to sponsor planting at least 2 trees per year. Sites for such plantings will include disused mine sites and other degraded lands to improve the soil over time and near water ways to assist in retaining ground moisture during dry spells.
Carbon Tax
A tax to reduce carbon while we triple our coal export
Who are we kidding
I will seek to repeal this tax now it only waits for assent to become law
This tax cannot reduce carbon dioxide emissions but will cause a dangerous shift in funds from one sector to another. there will be cost of living increases and losses of jobs in some industries.
It is strange to introduce this tax and to increase the out put of coal for export as the using of coal is a large source of human production of carbon dioxide.
Protection of food producing land
AIM
Self reliant on food as we have been in the past
I will seek to identify and to protect all good food producing land from:
- Sale to overseas interests
- Housing development
- Mining
- Industrial development
- Drought and floods
Mining Tax
A super profits tax
Are not other making super profits?
What about them?
I will seek to repeal this tax if it becomes law
Note well most of the overseas owned and multi national controlled companies have ways of avoiding this proposed tax so it is ill conceived and badly targeted. We need a fair tax system and I suggest:
51% tax on profits and dividends of all companies or persons not deemed to be Australian companies or citizens
Ownership of land
No citizenship papers no title deeds
Australia for Australians
I will seek to amend the land ownership act so that:
- Private land in Australia will be owned by Australian citizens
- Commercial property may be owned by a company who shareholders are not Australian citizens but at least 65% of the shares will need to be owned by Australian citizens
- Private and commercial property may be leased by overseas interests or by non Australian citizens
Coal Seam Gas Extraction
No coal seam gas extraction until it is proven to be safe
At the moment I am not satisfied that Coal seam gas extraction is safe to ground ground water and will not contaminate food producing land and so I cannot support coal seam gas extraction until safer methods are discovered.
A company in Israel is looking to harvest from shale both oil and gas but will not be using fracking as they believe there is a safer method. We will seek to explore this method of extraction as to its viability to Australian situations.