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Mainland Australia’s last wind tower manufacturer will be forced to mothball its plant in a major embarrassment for Labor, after cheap imports using Chinese steel have destroyed the local industry.
The nation’s rock climbers have united to demand transparency, consultation and evidence-based policy from the Victorian government over bans at world famous Mount Arapiles.
Amid a heavy police presence, 10 protesters carrying banners, shouting slogans and blowing bubbles congregated in the middle of the Melbourne CBD as the Myer windows were unveiled.
Australia’s biggest land access issue lies in a small state park in country Victoria, but we are not allowed to see the cultural heritage evidence shutting part of it down.
Police, the Victorian Premier and business have slammed the pro-Palestinian group that forced Myer to cancel its Christmas windows opening event.
Anger is growing over bans on swathes of Victoria’s popular climbing areas, as cultural laws governing rock art and artefacts are a closely held secret and their veracity can’t be tested.
The number of people on student bridging visas has soared, further undermining the Albanese government’s fight to control migration numbers.
One of the First Nations leaders backing climbing closures at Mt Arapiles favours restoration of hard-to-see rock art.
The $600m Covid-19 quarantine centre in Melbourne has become a ghost town despite 1000 new beds potentially available for emergency housing.
Climbers lament Parks Victoria’s lack of consultation over swingeing bans at Mount Arapiles in northwestern Victoria.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/john-ferguson/page/4