We have a greater glider nest box project happening in the area where I live and where there's a lot of large trees being cut down for residential development. If it wasn't for the care and commitment of a few, we would have lost many more endangered species by now. That's why it's so important that many more people get on board and do what they can to save our amazingly unique and beautiful native animal species. Here's a pic of a GG joey to prove the point:
arbilp3
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That's a tough one 😜
I disagree with you. Not all get their requests met, but many do. Numbers mean votes so a point comes when local politicians see their position at risk when there are very large numbers of people against what they are pushing. Mind you, being Qld, it's harder to say.
Sorry if it sounded like I'm blaming refugees. I agree with everything you say. But if incoming numbers increase significantly (and we should definitely welcome them as our govt has sat by as the situation has become drastic in some parts of the ME) and we are still not catching up with the housing construction (and the expense to build growing because of oil price volatility), the problem will become worse. Imo, our govt should increase support for well-made prefabricated homes which are now much better quality than they used to be and perhaps even start a govt-owned prefabrication enterprise for social and affordable housing at scale, which would also provide manufacturing and related jobs.
Great advice, thanks.
I like the name of your movement. It gives me the giggles and reminds me of a song / jingle that was popular more than a decade ago. It wasn't about buying dumb shit but about doing dumb stuff in metro stations and risking your life. You might recognise it when you see it (but you might be too young). Anyway, have a look and enjoy it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJNR2EpS0jw
It's true that they look pretty ok after all that time but the taste, maybe I'm imagining it, doesn't feel right.
And destroy the natural environment at the same time so that land, water and air are poisoned as has happened on Palestinian lands
If the number of refugees rises significantly as it is already happening it will have an effect in time, in my view. It is just my opinion. If our governments are going to support the bombing of populations and the consequent spread of destruction over the whole ME region, it will be (and should be) our humanitarian duty to take more refugees. I hope they are planning for this and for climate change refugees from our Pacific region.
Perhaps our govt and others have stopped believing and holding to the rules-based order a long time ago. Give lip-service, yes. Do what is right by international and humanitarian law, no.
You may be interested in this video of an interview with an Iranian academic educated in the West and ex-Israeli anti-Zionist writer and activist about the current situation (well, one day ago): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcFD_9A_5Dg
The same sort of fear is present in the regional area where I live, where there seems to be a mind virus against renewable energy.
I'd just like to please ask you to keep your language less vulgar.