The Chicks: Gaslighter
<p><span><span>- “Cancel culture” is the new bogeyman of our times. Statues of historical figures thrown into the sea, beloved films and TV shows deleted from streaming services, 150 high profile authors and academics last week wrote an open letter warning about threats to public discourse. Every op-ed section of every newspaper has carried something about the dreaded “cancel culture”.
ZEDLINES - JULY 16
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Edward Colston statue replaced by sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester Jen Reid
The statue of British 17th century slave trader Edward Colston has been replaced with a monument honouring a protester responsible for the original’s removal.
The statue of protester Jen Reid was erected without authorities’ knowledge.
Artist Marc Quinn created the statue after seeing an image of Reid standing atop the original statue’s plinth.
Joe Biden pitches to progressives with $2.9 trillion climate plan
Democratic Presidential candidate, Joe Biden, has unveiled a progressive plan on climate change that would see 2.9 trillion US dollars spent over a four year period.
The money would be invested in renewable energy infrastructure and Biden has vowed to cut electrical power carbon emissions to zero by 2035.
Australian War Memorial proposed development of Anzac Hall criticised as 'wasteful'
A proposed expansion of the Australian War Memorial set to cost half a billion dollars has been labelled as ‘wasteful’ and ‘arrogant’ by multiple groups including families of those killed in war.
The expansion would include the demolition of Anzac Hall.
Historian Dr David Stephens stated "the work is unnecessary and has many objectionable features."
Labour's Chris Bowen criticises government's COVIDSafe App
Labor’s Chris Bowen has criticised the government’s COVIDSafe App, calling it a “2 million dollar failure.”
No one diagnosed with COVID-19 in Victoria and Sydney this week has been contacted, according to state health department sources.
Premier announces building of four new schools in Queensland
Four new schools are set to be built in south-east Queensland, announced by premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Tuesday in state parliament.
These schools will be established in Logan, Caloundra South, the Gold Coast and between Indooroopilly and Kenmore. $245 million will be spent on the new schools.
The premier said these areas are some of the state’s fastest-growing regions.
CSIRO's report on fracking having no impact on environment is criticised
The CSIRO has released a report stating fracking has little to no impact on the environment, sparking accusations of the organisation having a conflict of interest with the Coal Seam Gas industry.
The report, based on the testing of six gas wells out of 19,000 in Queensland, said that fracking has “little to no impacts...on air quality, soils, groundwater and waterways."
ZEDLINES - JULY 14
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Disney reopens Florida theme parks
As Florida’s daily positive coronavirus cases surge, the state’s Walt Disney World has reopened to the public.
The Florida Department of Health and Statistics said over fifteen thousand people had tested positive for the virus on Sunday.
According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the US has had sixty two thousand nine hundred and eighteen new cases as of Monday, bringing the country’s total to three million, two hundred and thirty six thousand, one hundred and thirty cases.