(Preview) Honest Government Ad | The Safeguard Mechanism
Dear Patrons
You've been very patient with us as we took a break in January and spent some family time together. But the wait is over: at the start of February, we quietly snuck back in to the studio to produce our first new Honest Government Ad of 2023. And today I'm here to share the preview of it with you all.
But first, I just want to say how grateful I am for the privilege to have been able to take a decent break in January from work (as fun and rewarding as it is) - and for the opportunity to recharge and be with the kids during these fleetingly precious years. Luca has now started school. It was a very emotional start of the month for us (for the parents! Luca is fine - he loves school) so this feels like the end of an era, and the start of a new one.
Speaking of new eras...
Our first HGA for 2023 is about our new Labor government's climate policy!
I'll have a few more words to say about this HGA when I share the final video with you in the coming days. But for now I just want to say that I feel the HGA series is going to play a really important role during this season of the 47th Parliament.
Because, as we enter the era of greenwashing and delay tactics that will define the 2020s, there's an even greater need for people to understand what our climate policies actually do.
Yes, the Coalition (aka the Shit Party) is gone. But they've left a skidmark that will continue to shape climate politics in Australia. Because they set the bar so low for climate policy, that Labor doesn't have to do much at all to appear vastly better. And we need it to do a lot better, not just be Shit-Lite.
So I thought we'd help them out with an honest ad about their first climate-related policy - the Safeguard Mechanism - which will define Australia's climate policy for the rest of this decade, and determine how (and if) we'll reach our 2030 emissions target.
Normally, I only share the audio previews with Patrons in our Previews tier and above. But I thought it would be nice to kick off the year together. So I hope you enjoy it.
As always, if you have any feedback, please let me know in the comments. You're always the first ones to hear our new HGAs before they go public!
Note: since recording this, we've made a few changes, so the final video might be slightly different. But I didn't want to hold off on sharing it, so here it is.
Before I go, I also want to give you the heads-up that in the coming days I'll be sharing a post with you about some changes to our Patreon. Don't worry, it's good news. But it is an "admin" type of thing, so I just wanted to prepare you for it!
Catch you soon with the video!
Giordano
Comments (27)
Totally awesome guys - we gotta stop the gas industry
A friend of mine works in sustainable IT - whatever that is - in the UK. I introduced him to The Juice Media and he loves it. 😁👌
awesome :)
Brilliant! And all the favorite phrases! Can't wait for the video version. Glad you are able to shed the light on this amazing shitfuckery! Cannot let them get away with it...
Short, sharp and simple. Perfect expose of the shape shifting shitfuckery. Safeguarding the fossil fuel industry and their continuing political donations as you say. A very warm, welcome and needed return Team Juice Media 😍
0:47 in: ... reintroducing the Safeguard Mechanism, or as we call it: S & M! Can't wait to see the visuals!!
Damn…! So this new-and-improved Labor shit sandwich comes straight from the 🐂.
Well described "...as we enter the era of greenwashing and delay tactics that will define the 2020s..." If carbon credits included a mandatory 100 year maintenance commitment, they might be worth something, If you can't make the commitment, GTF outa here.
Thx! Cause I live in America where we say “You ain’t seen NUTIN yet” . WAIT TIL OUR BRAIN TRUST WRAPS OUR POLICIES AROUND OUR HEADS AND TELL US WE ARE FREE TO GO NOW.
Please tell me there's going to be new HGA merch ... "New government ... same climate shitfuckery" available ... (pronto!)
haha maybe we'll see!
Excellent, we've been running a campaign to strengthen the Safeguard Mechanism. This HGA will help tremendously. Can't wait to see the final product
So glad to hear this John! And thanks for your email, just haven't had a chance to reply yet!
Bravo, spot on.
Perfect timing with the bullshit carbon credits being exposed in PNG.
Brilliant as usual! 👏👏
An excellent choice of topic: summed up nicely.
Wonderful - can't wait to see the video and pass it on!
carbon credits are the con !
Love it!
You gotta wonder sometimes what these politicians are smoking - it must be some good shit! We had local elections in Berlin yesterday as instructed by the Federal Constitutional Court because the city managed to screw up the last election big time! I haven't seen the final results but it seems the party who spectacularly lost now claims the voters have given them a clear mandate to continue their good work!? I could never make it in politics.
Love it! Can’t wait to see the full version.
Brilliant. Should be mandatory viewing for all federal parliamentarians. Tonight's 4 Corners will help underline the offsets point. Well done!
Perfect, as always. Welcome back!
thank you Anthony!
I read a crazy fact the other day, if you earn $100k per year, tax is about $25k leaving you $75k for the year.. a cool and normal income. But say you were given AU$75,000 EVERYDAY since the birth of Christ until today (circa 739000 days), you still wouldn’t have as much money as Shell made in profits last year (AU$58 billion)! In fact Shell is still like $3Billion in front. It checks out.
Brilliant 🙌