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Prime Minister Morrison is today wondering whether now is a good time to air out as much of the government’s dirty laundry as possible, while the nation is all caught up in festivities.
“Maybe we could release a few of the findings from the Royal Commission” he says.
“Or maybe that thing that happened in the Catholic Church. You know, the stuff that newspapers arent allowed to talk about”
“Or we can confront that other really bad news story about the fat bachelor”
Morrison’s tell-all brainstorm comes as the government published its 2018 emissions projections report on Friday, just before Christmas, in its now customary style of releasing important climate change data just before a public holiday.
Australia will miss its 2030 emissions reduction targets, despite Scott Morrison’s claim the country is on track to meet its obligations, if thats something you really care about.
The report details how Australia is tracking towards its 2020 and 2030 emissions reduction obligations under the Paris and Kyoto agreements.
It projects total emissions in 2030 will be 563 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, which is an emissions reduction of 7% on 2005 levels.
Australia’s targets under the Paris agreement are for a 26% to 28% emissions reduction on 2005 levels.
While the government is able to hide away from these numbers under the fairy lights of Christmas, it is not yet known when they will announce that it has cost them millions of dollars just to change the signage in the last three Prime Minister changes.
“Maybe we can shovel out some of the shit these so-called medical professionals have been saying about the kids in these detention centres”
