Green Issue

Newsletter of The Greens (WA)

Vol. 33, No. 3

June 2024

ARTICLES

Cost of Living Perceptions – Australia and Bangladesh

A recent visit to Bangladesh by the author prompted a look at how “cost of living” is viewed in Australia and Bangladesh

HIGHWAY TO HELL: WA'S TRANSPORT EMISSIONS AND CLIMATE ACTION

A detailed analysis of WA’s efforts to reduce transport emissions shows that they are so timid, lacking in urgency and shrouded in secrecy around carbon accounting that they amount to nothing more than greenwashing

MY SOLAR VS DUTTON’S NUCLEAR

A cost analysis shows that a home solar-battery system is much cheaper than nuclear reactors. In addition, investing in home solar and batteries would do more to ease cost-of-living pressures on households than investing in large scale solar which involves large and expensive transmission lines

Cutting My Energy Bills

Getting your home and car off fossil fuels can save up to $5000 a year, but governments need to do much more to assist households with the upfront costs of making this important transition

Our Failure in Gaza

Reporters and MSF staff describe the human suffering in Gaza as the worst they’ve ever observed.

FROM OUR MPS

JORDON STEELE-JOHN’S JUNE UPDATE

Fighting for the NDIS, increasing concerns about Gaza and on the campaign trail

Brad Pettitt's June Update

Querying further expanding the urban fringe and why the budget surplus could not be better used

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Published by The Greens (WA) ABN 41 747 355 722, 91/215 Stirling St, Perth, WA 6000

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Authorised by Chloe Durand & Nat Tang, The Greens (WA), 91/215 Stirling St, Perth, Western Australia 6000. ABN 41 747 355 722