Adelaide council backflips on fossil fuel ad ban amid Tour Down Under fears
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Councillors have wound back a motion passed weeks ago that would have blocked fossil fuel advertisers on council property.
  • brisk@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    The ban prompted backlash, including from the state government, due to concerns about how it might affect Australia’s biggest cycling event, the Tour Down Under (TDU), whose main sponsor is gas giant Santos.

    Sounds like the ban was killed for fear of it actually having an impact.

    • shirro@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      The premieres brother and sister work for SANTOS. Obviously not a conflict of interest and I wouldn’t suggest it was.

      Robert Malinauskas is head of government affairs at SANTOS. Some jokers might say his brother Peter is head of SANTOS affairs in the government but I wouldn’t as Peter is clearly an honorable person and I wouldn’t say or imply anything defamatory about him.