Australia’s high fuel prices and insanely small fuel reserve are the legacy of decades of government policy to allow “the market” to dictate Australia’s resources policies. It wasn’t always so.
PASS motions/resolutions supporting the CPSB Bill!
On 27 July, the Narrabri Shire Council in NSW unanimously passed a resolution supporting the Commonwealth Postal Savings Bank (CPSB) Bill, calling on the Parliament to pass the legislation and on 28 July, the Banana Shire Council in QLD carried a similar resolution with no opposition. On 3 August we were informed that the Licensed Post Office Group have endorsed the CPSB. Get involved and call upon your community organisations and local council to join the fight for federal legislation to create a Postal Bank. Download PDF Flyer of Narrabri Shire & Banana Shire Resolutions.
Sign petition: An Australia Post ‘people’s bank’—a win-win solution for the nation
Australia’s high fuel prices and insanely small fuel reserve are the legacy of decades of government policy to allow “the market” to dictate Australia’s resources policies. It wasn’t always so.
If Prime Minister Scott Morrison were capable of shame, he would be looking for a hole to crawl into after the revelation that his government has no way to ship the 70,000 tonnes of coal he promised as humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
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