"You're condemning young people like me to a life of climate disasters — of course we have poor mental health issues!" cried protester Alexa Stuart, a 21-year-old from climate action group Rising Tide mid-way through Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's press conference today.
"When will you listen to young people?"
Albanese was announcing a $1 billion dollar increase to mental health access and support, including $500 million for Youth Specialist Care Centres. The funding announcement follows Opposition leader Peter Dutton's own pledge of $400 million towards mental health during his budget reply speech.
"Mr Albanese, you say you care about young people — and yet since getting elected your government has approved 33 new coal and gas projects!" Stuart yelled as she was hauled away by security.
The Australia Institute's Coal Mine Tracker says the federal government has approved 10 new coal mines since it was elected in May 2022 and there are another 22 proposals for new or expanded coal mines awaiting approval.
Two-thirds of young Australians believe climate concerns are having a negative impact on youth mental health, while over three in four young people are concerned about climate change, according to a survey conducted by YouGov sampling 1,000 Australian citizens aged 16-25 in 2023.
null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Here’s an idea, protest at Dutton’s pressers, dumb ass.
Sasha@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
They do, genius.
Why shouldn’t they protest the currently sitting government when they’re the ones actively fucking us?
threeduck@aussie.zone 6 days ago
I’m pretty sure the current labour government took us from 28% renewables to 48%, with projections of mid 80s by 2030.
Current gas use was earmarked by the Liberal government in the mid 2010s, with locked in prices that caused gas to be sold at next to nothing until 2030-35. Expansion of gas in the interim was deemed necessary to stop the gas industry from imploding due to poor Liberal deal making.
null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
I can’t believe I need to spell this out but …
As regards climate change ALP is not perfect but they’re infinitely better than LNP.
When you protest against ALP you inform low-information voters (which are the majority, by the way) that both parties are the same as regards climate change.
In a few short weeks either the ALP or LNP will form government. If it’s the LNP they will roll out plans for nuclear power which is really just a license to keep burning coal for another 30 years.
If you’d like Australia to continue deriving it’s energy from coal, then by all means protest the currently sitting government, during an election campaign.
hanrahan@slrpnk.net 6 days ago
Fuck Labor, they are making it worse, she pointed this out.
Neither Labor or the LNP have anythibg to offer. Fuck 'em and their voters condemning us all to an unlivable planet.
null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
Albo or Dutton are going to be PM.
Which do you want?
Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 6 days ago
You have got to be trolling