Jennifer Marohasy

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At Today’s Rally

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A few well known Queensland sceptics of ‘anthropogenic global warming’ attended the ‘No Carbon Tax’ rally today in Brisbane…  and there is also a frequent contributor to this  blog in this photograph. 

There were perhaps 400 at the rally. 

I suggested government needed to look around for better advice on climate change reminding the crowd that Tim Flannery once said that our dams would never fill again.  

Of course when the drought broke the dams filled to overflowing with Wivenhoe flooding Brisbane.   At that time government should have reassessed the quality of the advice it was getting on climate change, but instead and incredibly the Prime Minister Julia Gillard promoted Professor Flannery…  at a time when he should really have been sacked.

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  2. Mack says

    Janama sez you done good at the demo Jennifer. Well done. Must have been all that practice on old Joh :). Wish I could have been there.

  3. el gordo says

    This Labor government will not reassess ‘the quality of the advice’, yet we may find a way to get Abbott’s attention before he becomes PM.

    Better he comes into power talking to the media about Bob Carter’s Plan B, than waffling inconsequential nonsense.

  4. John Sayers says

    Nothing like stirring up the chant – “No Carbon Tax” – Jen did well.

  6. Mack says

    Looked up your hometown on the map John . Bonalbo. Just inland from Casino near Toonumber Nat. Park. Quite a drive to the rally. Good on you.

  7. John sayers says

    And this weekend was our show day – all the horses, cattle and dogs were centred on Bonalbo this weekend.

  9. Neville says

    Good on you Jen and John and everyone involved at the rally.

    BTW will there be a video online later and Jen can we see a copy of your speech?

    I’ve seen Eric Abetz online at the Sydney rally and he did a very good job.

  10. Louis Hissink says

    If you look very carefully at the tree behind, on its bark it might be possible to see a small stink beetle. I can’t be sure of course, but I wonder if its the beetleness lukiaiae ??? On the other hand it might be a blemish in the photo.

  12. Jennifer Marohasy says

    Neville,

    There were plenty of cameras at the rally, but I’m not sure if there is/will be anything online.

    In my speech I made five observations and separated each observation with ‘a chorus’. The chorus was chanted by the audience – who were magnificent and in the mood. You would have had to have been there to have appreciated it. So I’m not posting it. 🙂

  14. vince Schultz says

    You know, when you really think about it, if you where a Government paid “Scientist” would you stand up and say, I was wrong take my job away?

    Says it all doesn’t it?

  15. John Sayers says

    I was there Jen , and it worked – you pointed out each observation and chanted the chorus – It worked.

  16. el gordo says

    Thanks for that Quadrant link Debbie, it’s timely in my battle against the ‘deaf ears’.

  17. cementafriend says

    Sorry, I could not be there.
    Slightly off subject, I note that Tony Abbot has recognised the Canadian elections and that the winning conservatives were the only party to come out and oppose a carbon tax and an ETS. They also opposed any increase in environmental legislation.