Jeez Kev I though you might have talked about the what it means for people instead of how important it is for “the prosperity of our economy”. Has anyone else noticed just how inculcated the notion of “our economy” has become in everyday speech. Garrett was prancing around at the National Press Club yesterday, talking about how important the arts are to “our economy” which was probably just as well since it meant he didn’t have to answer any difficult questions about his parties’ plan to dismantle the local publishing industry so booksellers can sell cheaper books. Selling books is of course also about “our economy” just like selling shitloads of coal to the world is about “our economy”.
Its time “our economy” got shoved where the sun doesn’t shine. We need to start talking about “our ecology” or “our planet” or even “our humanity”. How the hell do people like Kevin reconcile the idea of megacities of 7 or 8 million with our current destruction of the biosphere? Is there a column in Kevin’s little chart of accounts for the environment, where does the water come from when the dams dry up and how high will the cost of housing be given they aren’t making any more land last time I looked…
And what’s with the Oz just running Kev’s speech without any context? Are they trying to outdo the ABC as the official government mouthpiece? Kev’s website has the speech so you might think the talented and diligent journalists at News.corp might have taken some time to do some journalism on Kevin’s plan for the future.
Cities in planning spotlight | The Australian.
