THE BIG ETHICAL CHALLENGE IN AUSTRALIA – 7 KEY QUESTIONS The short sighted John Howard once said that ‘we cannot fix the environment at the expense of the economy’. Annastacia Palaszczuk and her government recently approved the Adani coal project on the basis that it is good for the economy, despite claiming to be environmental […]

THE BIG ETHICAL CHALLENGE IN AUSTRALIA – 7 KEY QUESTIONS The short sighted John Howard once said that ‘we cannot fix the environment at the expense of the economy’. Annastacia Palaszczuk and her government recently approved the Adani coal project on the basis that it is good for the economy, despite claiming to be environmental advocates.   A reactive Joe Ludwick a Minister for Agriculture in 2011 banned live cattle exports to Indonesia on following a report on animal cruelty on Four Corners – before reversing that decision following cries from farmers, cattle associations, the then Opposition and many others who said the ban was costing jobs.   Australia continues to allow the advertising of poisons like junk food and alcohol – along with social disrupters like gambling. We all know that all of these things do damage – but we keep on allowing this damage on economic grounds. Being…