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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Survives No-confidence Vote After Weeks of Protest
December 6, 2021

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/ ... of-protest

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(The Guardian) The prime minister of Solomon Islands has defended his government’s decision to establish diplomatic relations with China, accusing “agents of Taiwan” of attempting to destabilise the government.

Manasseh Sogavare made the comments during a heated day in parliament as the opposition leader, Mathew Wale, attempted to remove the prime minister through a no-confidence motion that was defeated by a significant majority.

Wale blamed Sogavare for the deadly anti-government protests and riots that have shaken the country in recent weeks. Protesters marched on the parliamentary precinct in the east of Honiara on 24 November, where they allegedly set fire to a leaf hut next to Parliament House where MPs and staffers go to smoke and eat lunch. Riots followed lasting hours with buildings being torched in Chinatown, as well as at a police station and a school.
Rioting continued for days. The bodies of three people were found in a burnt-out building in a store in the Chinatown district of Honiara.

Many of the protesters come from Malaita province, the most populous province in the country, where the provincial government has had tense relations with the central government for years. Tensions increased in 2019 when Sogavare announced that Solomon Islands would switch its diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China, a decision that the Malaita premier, Daniel Suidani, has strongly criticised.
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Things going well in Queensland today
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wjfox wrote: Sat Jan 22, 2022 2:05 pm
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Scott Morrison quietly cut climate spending by 35% in the 2022 budget

March 30, 2022

Funding for climate action will decrease by 35% over the next four years under the federal budget if Scott Morrison has his way.

The Australian federal budget was announced last night, and while the rest of the world increase their funding for climate action to work towards net zero carbon emissions, the Australian Government has decided to reduce its spending.

You would think after years of increasingly relentless natural disasters, the government would dedicate a few extra dollarydoos to the environment, but instead, climate spending will decrease from $2 billion to 1.3 billion over the next four years.

Money has been allocated to conserving the Great Barrier Reef, koalas, and improvements in recycling, but electric vehicles were not mentioned once in the entire budget, even after the recent inflation of fuel prices.

https://happymag.tv/scott-morrison-cuts ... -spending/


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We have an election in a few weeks.
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Australia election: PM Scott Morrison calls poll for 21 May
Source: BBC
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called a federal election for 21 May.

Mr Morrison's ruling coalition holds 76 seats in the House of Representatives - the minimum needed to retain power.

Polls suggest there will be a change of government, with the opposition Labor Party, led by Anthony Albanese, tipped to take office.

However, in the last election, the centre-right Mr Morrison won despite most polls predicting otherwise.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-61055915
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