Rare Earth Cancer Villages + This Photo Shows the REAL Reason Australia is Broke + Punters Politics Political Fundraising Dinner!
Rare Earth Cancer Villages
THE SCAM: Australia quietly signed a rare earth minerals deal for US weapons production. China - which dominates this industry - admits the mining process created "cancer villages" from radiation and spent 14 times more on cleanup than they earned.
THE DAMAGE: Processing creates 20 million tonnes of toxic wastewater annually and cancer clusters in surrounding areas. Australia's deposits sit near farmland, but farmers can't veto mining on their own land. Weakened EPA faces job cuts just as mining ramps up.
THE OUTCOME: No details on profit-sharing, environmental costs, or cleanup responsibilities have been revealed. New Environment Minister Murray Watt fast-tracked approvals after Tanya Plibersek was moved on.
Punter Citations:
BBC - The price of the rare earth metals the world buys from China
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This Photo Shows the REAL Reason Australia is Broke
THE SCAM: While coal prices hit $300 per tonne, Adani allegedly kept selling Queensland coal from Carmichael mine at just $100 per tonne. This meant Queenslanders received 7% royalties instead of the 40% they were owed under the progressive royalty scheme - costing an estimated $400 million.
THE DAMAGE: Queensland taxpayers subsidised Adani with $4.4 billion while the Indian-owned company paid zero tax. The LNP government abandoned court action to recover the missing royalties, effectively letting Adani keep the alleged stolen funds.
THE COVER-UP: The revolving door explains why - ex-NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet now works for BHP, ex-WA Premier Mark McGowan heading to mining companies. Career politicians who make mining rules get rewarded with industry jobs after leaving office, ensuring weak regulation and taxpayer-funded corporate welfare continues.
Punter Citations:
Michael West - Adani selling coal to India at mates rates. What’s the scam?
Punters Politics Political Fundraising Dinner!
THE MISSION: Australia's most transparent political access event - punters paying cash to meet politicians, exactly like corporate lobbyists do but openly.
THE UPDATE: Unfortunately we lost our only Labor politician attending, but that freed up a ticket for a lucky Punter! We have attending: Nationals, Independants and Greens, we are still missing One Nation and most Liberals. Konrad locked in the menu choice: chicken schnitty and apple pie.
WHY IT MATTERS: We are exposing political access hypocrisy by openly doing what mining cartels do secretly. We are showing paying for political access is "heaps normal".
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Next Tuesday, 4th November we will go LIVE on the Punters Youtube Channel and Instagram. Make sure you are subscribed and notifications on so you can watch the event and join in at home!