Showing posts with label Minister for Foreign Affairs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Minister for Foreign Affairs. Show all posts

11 August, 2015

More lies, damned lies and data!


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he following is a press release about Australia’s 2030 emissions target issued under the name of the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott; the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop; and the Environment Minister, Greg Hunt.

The statement is full of vagaries, unsubstantiated claims and promises for which no idea is given about how they will be fulfilled.

Australians, and the rest of the world, need to be careful, very careful before accepting without evidence what is promised and the first question that should be asked is “how?”