My address to the Planning Assessment
Commission which came to Newcastle to discuss the proposed new coal
loader (T4) on August 27. I would like to acknowledge the ongoing sovereignty of Aboriginal people over these lands and pay my respect to Elders, past and present, including the children of today who are the elders of tomorrow.
A number of submissions to this Planning Assessment Commission on the
proposed T4 loader have emphasised that the current decline in coal
prices and exports is not cyclical, but structural. This fundamental
shift is being caused by the rise of the $250 billion per annum (and
growing) global renewables industry. Significantly, China has clearly
stated that it is starting to reduce its coal use as it shifts to
renewables. The global oversupply of coal is a symptom of this
development.
We have started to letterbox our campaign
flyer. Thanks to everyone who has pitched in so far, more helpers needed
though. We want to get 100 people giving out 100 flyers in their
neighbourhood in Newcastle.
Please contact Niko 0406296141 email lekaniko@gmail.com if you feel like doing 10 minutes...
My entry in the Newcastle Institute's 'What would you do with a billion dollars competition":
One billion dollars could be the investment kickstart needed for the
Hunter’s productive, well-educated and solidarity-minded workforce to
begin the necessary shift to renewables.
My address to the Planning Assessment
Commission which came to Newcastle to discuss the proposed new coal
loader (T4) on August 27. 
