The Greens oppose the CPRS not because it is too weak, but because it will point Australia in the wrong direction with little prospect of turning it around in the timeframe within which emissions must peak, says Senator Christine Milne.
Crikey Says
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Look, we should have said this before, but what happened back then was wrong. Some of it was well intentioned, but it was still the wrong thing to do. We see that now and we also see the scars it has left on so many of you. We want to move on. There’s a lot we can do together, a lot we can achieve to our mutual benefit. But before that can happen we need to say, quite simply as a country, a government, a people, that we’re sorry. Would that do it? Perhaps we could use technology. Try one these Hallmark e-card “sorry” options. Or do we turn, as one does so often in times of crisis, to the work of Elton John:
Or you may have a better idea. Come up with an appropriate form of words for a Stolen Generation Apology and send it to boss@crikey.com.au with “apology” in the subject field. If they’re any good we’ll expose your words to a wider audience tomorrow. |
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