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👋 G’day everyone, Archie here.
Longtime readers will know I have previously reported on the fossil fuel industry's influence over Australian schools.
Today, climate advocacy group Comms Declare has released a report that gives us the best glimpse at the scale of this initiative — and just how much money is being poured into it.
Children are still developing the capacity to evaluate and distinguish between advertising and education.
🗣️ Why did she say that?
Eight and nine-year-olds in WA have been taught to dig for oil in a Vegemite sandwich, as part of a school program sponsored by Woodside.
A new report from Comms Declare says this classroom session is just one of more than 260 examples of fossil fuel companies buying access to Australian classrooms.
Why do these companies spend millions on our education system?
For my full breakdown check out today’s video:
In case you missed it 🤓
The Dorset Gardens Hotel in Melbourne's East already makes around $20 million a year from poker machines, the most of any venue in its local area.
But to be considered for a bank loan for a renovation of the pub, it's been told to install eight more.
On Friday the Eastern Melburnian's Matthew Sims gave me the rundown on how ANZ tied a $6 million loan to an increase in poker machines, and why the local council's objection seemed to go nowhere.
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