AUSTRALIA (Whore of the World)
Australia is the world's biggest coal exporter, yet we take no responsibility for the coal that is shipped off our shores and ultimately burned overseas in places like China, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Hundreds of millions of tonnes per year. With the spectre of climate change already upon us, this is surely perverse? Not to mention hypocritical.....? And yet we're actually ramping up our coal and gas exports in a shameless frenzy. (What's happenning in Queensland in the Surat, Bowen and Galilee Basins is nothing short of a manic coal and gas rush). It's time for Australia to stop being 2 faced and to stand up for what's right. To act with dignity, not keep digging holes in the ground and pretending it's all ok.. business as usual.....weak governments harvesting royalties and fat entrepreneurs getting fatter. And forget the anecdotes put out by the government and the miners; eg that if we dont sell the coal, someone else will; the plentiful jobs, and sovereign risk. All lazy excuses. Make that lies. Australian coal is the lifeblood of world coal. The vital artery. Our coal enables Climate Change. No ifs. No buts. It's time to be a world leader with principles - foregoing shert term commodity riches for the sake of the future and health of the Earth. Cos we only got one world.... We should lead by example. If we lead others will follow.
AUSTRALIA (Whore of the world) is a climate change protest song that tells it how it is. Help spread the word.
Singer wants you to know: nation is a whoreFrom: AAP, April 08, 2011 8:26AMQUEENSLAND songwriter John Gordon will perform his controversial anti-mining song, which calls Australia a whore, in Toowoomba after radio stations refused to play it. The emerging coal seam gas (CSG) industry in the Darling Downs has angered farmers and the community who fear CSG mining will ruin the environment, poison underground water and devalue their land. Gordon's song, Australia (Whore of the World), accuses the country of allowing mining companies to do whatever they want for money. The song also refers to Australia as washing its hands of the climate change consequences its coal creates. "What Australia is doing, sending hundreds of millions of tonnes of coal offshore each year, in this age of climate change, is not only irresponsible, it's highly perverse," Gordon said. "The song's message shines a light on this well-rehearsed practice of washing our hands of our coal and being almost in denial about what happens to it when it reaches its destination." |
AUSTRALIA (Whore of the World)Words and Music by John GordonAustralia, like a great big whore Australia, whore of the world You know I find it so perverse Australia, like a Chinese moll You know I find it so perverse Lead break Australia, let us rejoice, for we are young and free |