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Students ‘strike’ for climate change
A group of young Castlemaine students say federal government inaction on climate change is threatening their future and have staged a strike calling for climate action. About 30 Castlemaine students – aged around 14 years old – travelled by train to Bendigo on Friday and held a peaceful demonstration at the office of Nationals’ Senator…
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Let’s stop pretending
Ray Brindle, Malmsbury A grassfire was rapidly approaching a rural house. The occupant was urgently asked to help the CFA save it. The man said no, he wouldn’t; although he and his sons had the gear and manpower to make an impact on the fire, it was a natural event and they didn’t cause it…
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Sad sideshow
Patrick Hockey, Castlemaine Climate change denial is a sad sideshow to the reality of climate change impacting the globe now. Not only are events like the Californian wildfires unprecedented in scale, but the precedents they are exceeding were only established in recent years. The changes are alarmingly linear. Where will we be in just ten…