‘No one dawned’ on the ‘obvious’ dangers of government’s latest consideration

Geologist Ian Plimer has slammed the environmental branch of government for their consideration of Glencore’s plan.
Glencore plan to inject liquefied Carbon Dioxide into Australia’s largest groundwater basin - The Great Artesian Basin.
There are concerns about the effects on Australia’s major freshwater source.
“No one dawned on the fact that we could have a massive phreatic explosion of carbon dioxide,” Mr Plimer told Sky News Australia.
“What is Tanya Plibersek’s department doing?
“Why do we have so many bureaucrats not looking at the bleeding obvious?”

[@ianjones7740]

For Christ sake GET RID OF LABOR FOREVER !

[@gjssjg]

Never going to happen everyone knows Australians are the dumbest human beings alive, they have to be to re-elect Dan Andrews and THEN let him walk off to China scot free

[@MA-nm2tv]

Liberal will continue the climate charade.

[@whtkngofc]

Labour LAST, not 3rd, not 5th, not before liberals... LAST. Said this last election yet 67% of Australians still manage to get it wrong..

[@innocentbystander2673]

and never forget that Liberal LNP got us here.

[@franktully3065]

​@@innocentbystander2673They've certainly contributed and still are, to the erosion of very basic democratic principles.. Almost as bad as ALP/Greens.

[@_hold_the_line_]

We may never in this generation be able to undo the damage done to Australia by this Labor government.

[@richardbrown9344]

Doesnt matter which ''govt''....They are all in it together, different sides of the same coming....

[@ZELJKO472]

Blue sock puppets or red sock puppets

[@oldgolfer7435]

Does anyone bother to call you out, or do they just expect dribble like yours. If you can outline sufficient examples of damage to Australia caused by the Labor Government, even Labor supporters would vote for the incompetent opposition.

[@chrisdickinson7949]

@@oldgolfer7435 How about Labor bringing in over two thousand people a day while blindly charging towards carbon neutral, to the detriment of the environment with cheap nasty short lived Chinese solar panels & wind turbines that take more energy to make than they produce. Just two examples of extreme incomitance

[@PaulSmith-ss6zm]

Been saying this even before they took power, all the do is throw money, they don't monitor the money just look at this clown MP Noel Pearson the indigenous Polly! Not even the majority of our indigenous peoples have ever seen a cent of the $39bn the man in-charge above receives. Get rid of Labor greens and teals. So we can have some sort of ethic to get this country back on its feet. Since these clowns have been in power not even 3 years petrol has risen up 33% WTF 😒

[@Bro-pj2xc]

give pauline a go this time around.

[@whatever-ql5ns]

You can only get her in the Senate, because that is what she is - A Senator. That being said if you get the Greens and other traitors out of the Senate, they actually hold the balance of power.

[@gerards7075]

Please explain how Pauline can help to do anything

[@ozmag8017]

She's got my vote. Even Clive Palmer would be better.

[@oldgolfer7435]

Stop being so ridiculous, she may think you are serious, and get carried away with herself.

[@martinscrapp7166]

@@gerards7075 LNP under Dutton are just a vote for the same steaming pile we got now. Can't hurt, can it?

[@ricky6864]

Politicians have to be made personally accountable for their decisions then maybe they will work for Australia

[@nigelrhodes4330]

Why do you think they became public servants in the first place? Firstly because of lack of competency for anything else and secondly to avoid accountability for their decisions and actions.

[@derekmottley3656]

​@@nigelrhodes4330 BINGO !

[@em_d]

It's only their decision to implement the decisions of the worlds richest 1%, the gl0bal agenda of control.

[@em_d]

Politicians are merely implementing the g@@@@@ a@@@@@.

[@seebee216]

Personal accountability? Spot on. corporations also - and the Inflation Generators like Woolworth-lass and Goldes super-markups... Better get one vote, one value first.

[@dominicgalante7501]

PAULINE WHERE ARE YOU PLEASE PEOPLE GIVE THE POWER TO CHANGE THIS MADNESS

[@cheltboy]

Push back. It's up to us, we the people!

[@user-sp4gy7ko5l]

Told people this 20 years ago and was abused.

[@cheltboy]

@@user-sp4gy7ko5l yep. People sounding the alarm are very often ridiculed.

[@user-ih4qs5sv3y]

Glencore are not to be trusted and Plibersek's a clown.

[@user-mg1p]

Yes Glencoe was a secret coalition of the elites till they called out! One global agenda!

[@user-rm2pu7kp3w]

Plibersek is more than a clown. A disgusting criminal who should be jailed with the rest of Labor traitors

[@jonjon-jd6vt]

That was brilliant. A man with a brain. Well presented.

[@Horseman1966]

his books are excellent!

[@Denito451]

Plibersec would have to be the dumbest politician I have ever come across, second only to Bobo Bowen!

[@ZELJKO472]

I don't think you can get thicker than Sarah Hanson-Young.

[@mclanaford2957]

Yes she too but those two. Tania and Sarah have heeps of company. ….We 🇦🇺are governed by clowned and empty vessel their leader Albo is the best example. I cringe every time he opens his mouth Albo is a clone of Biden.

[@rge24491]

I think you may be Wong

[@johngunning2123]

@Denito451 No Penny Wong has that position.

[@jarrodpage8200]

This madness must be stopped

[@MarkForbes-dr4ie]

Labor is a disgrace vote them out.

[@Rexhunterj]

voting won't fix this, we've been voting to fix this for fifty years, how many more hundreds of thousands will the comfortable, lazy Australian sacrifice before he gets off his couch and turns the football off?

[@ozscientia]

@@Rexhunterj Never going to happen :(

[@IcanbePsycho]

The great artesian basin must be protected. Labor want to destroy it 😮.

[@eb2505]

Kamala Plibersek, just doing whatever the WEF tells her to do.

[@robertlumsden5458]

Implausible idiots. Why is anyone still listening to them?

[@garthodowd6846]

Came here to post this.

[@olddog-fv2ox]

Imbeciles rule

[@billsarlija7655]

Correct, with this it is future murder if the Co2 escapes.

[@robertbrady2003]

You forgot JOE ALBANESE !

[@lummylum1875]

maybe Plibersek should ask her brother (who is a geologist) Lets face it her qualifications are so far removed from any science other than Political Science!

[@karentracey9948]

got someone else to do her exams by the sound of things

[@kenvandemhoek2543]

She looses her seat to a green ,& then someone dies & its sen.Tania Plibberjaw ,finance minister ,foregen minister ! They ALL have it maped out.rise up Austrailia ,Fuk Albo ,sing along ,Fuk Albo Fuk Albo

[@andrewferguson887]

Is she qualified at something 😂

[@trg9765]

YES A DEGREE IN TALKING "SHE lT"

[@kriztov265]

LOL political science.....

[@Just-Justin314]

Professor Ian Plimer makes good points

[@deong6289]

The death cult.

[@bolge7777]

So true....!!!

[@rolfbertshit]

It just shows you how fu.................... stupid this Government is. Many of the MPs are clueless.

[@paulsara9694]

Three people died art a Russian pool party after dry ice was released. We are ruled by nutcases.

[@danc.5509]

Ruled by human depopulation subscribers

[@ulrikezachmann7596]

Money for Glencore. That is all it is about. Are they donating to Labor?

[@letmeexplain1816]

Absolutely !! They are being paid by the WEF Organisation to ruin our beautiful country.

[@em_d]

Let me get this right, I can't cut a tree down that s roots have lifted the tiles in my 92yr oldfathers front yard and caused a falls risk, but this Government can clear umpteen acres of land for stupid and pointless solar panels and wind turbines, both of which are more harmful than oil and gas.

[@user-vw2ui6me5c]

These politicians , what the hell are they thinking . Common sense would tell you this wouldn't bloody work .Tanya , you haven't got a clue

[@peterjackson5225]

Never ever vote Labor

[@paulh4691]

Should we vote LNP? 🤣

[@ClintRichard]

Spot on Ian Plimer. A couple of Piranhas in the political Gold Fish Bowl might help

[@lummylum1875]

Ian Plimer you mean

[@akasug4136]

Disgusting! Leave the great artesian alone!

[@oldtimers6460]

How would Bowen know the costs as he never had a meeting with the nuclear people to do a costing.

[@DavidWilliams-xv1ox]

And we paid for the F150 too i suppose😊

[@Jed-yp8yg]

We all know Bowen is out of his depth. He should be a garbo which is more suitable for him.

[@bundariau874]

This has got to be without doubt the singerly most unsound, environmentally damaging act of stupidity I've encountered so far.

[@gordonflash8976]

When politians sign off on any project they should be signing off on being held responcible for later ramifications. This would make them understand what they are signing before they sign.

[@jimgraham5221]

This madness must stop, Labor are absolutely insane, this project has no purpose other than to destroy our country.

[@francesblabey3055]

Thuis government is beyond help. GOD HELP US.

[@dondon9829]

Not are they only trashing our landscapes and seascapes now they want to trash our Artesian Basin

[@maryannportet1138]

Professor Ian Plimar is a brilliant man. His books should be taught in schools.

[@birgittabirgersdatter8082]

“Who takes responsibility”, there is only one group of people burdened with responsibility in this country and is the humble, but powerless, tax payer.

[@Rexhunterj]

tax payer did it to themselves.

[@letmeexplain1816]

We need to rise up !

[@rozbailey6889]

How do we stop them ??? We need someone to just say the word and most Australians will follow to save our beautiful country. Who will lead us out of the disastrous mess Labour are making

[@cheltboy]

This lunacy just gets worse by the day.

[@lorraine1959]

Where do these politician's get there ideas from? They obviously do not educate themselves on the ludicrous policies they put forward!

[@pontiacssholden2032]

They never do.If they were using their money instead of taxpayers maybe the stupidity would stop

[@michaeljansen9584]

If we are at 1 % emissions why don't we wait to see what everyone else does and learn from them and save our tax money

[@gregbuckley1078]

Going hand in hand with all the native animals we are making extinct, releasing feral cats in our outback has demolished our lizards and bird life. Total Madness.

[@mxvega1097]

Great Artesian Soda Fountain.

[@user-nn5vm9pc3y]

These politicians are insane

[@dmm8658]

We just have idiots in our parliaments and public services.

[@derekmottley3656]

The public service is full of them.

[@dominicgalante-hx2fj]

This is madness from Labor

[@geofflubich2837]

Dont forget that the acid will also dissolve limestone making the water unfit for use, and the giant sinkholes that will result over time.

[@AAAA-vu7fp]

Tanya will escape the country by the time that happens and people will need to fix the problem

[@davefoord1259]

Liquid carbon dioxide only exists at many times atmospheric pressure. Has noone in the department exer used dry ice?? The incompetence is staggering

[@tombradshaw5164]

5.1 atm, or about 5168 hPa (millibars, if you prefer). It can only occur within the range 31.1 deg C and - 56.6 deg C, so "good luck" to Glencore trying to sort that out.

[@bobdowling6668]

And yet they are against drilling for gas,

[@lizardears4861]

Most uni students in Australia are international students from wealthy families using our system

[@chopperking007]

Australia emits 1%.... plants luv co2....we eat plants

[@martinscrapp7166]

Where were the govt's scientific advisors? CSIRO?

[@barbdaniel8140]

CSIRO are not to be trusted either!

[@AndrewB1971]

Yes. Feed the plants. They'll give us oxygen in return. This is basic science. Carbon monoxide is what the environmentalists need to be concerned about. Greta I'm looking at you.

[@DavidWilliams-xv1ox]

GENIUSES!

[@Leftyintollerable]

Bloody well said professor.

[@sampa294]

Ian is smart and knowledgeable.

[@gibbailey5667]

We’ll be making the same mistake in the U.K. later this year - another Labour government will be, so predictably, a complete disaster.

[@mclanaford2957]

Please please VOTE ONE NATION AND SAFE OUR COUNTRY 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE THAT THESE CLOWN HAVE IS SCARY !!!

[@yggdrasil9039]

This is such a bad idea I don't know where to start

[@jimgraham5221]

Who the fuck is Glencor and why have they proposed this insane project?

[@Jed-yp8yg]

Greed.

[@brentonmoss2158]

The ineptitude of this govt crosses all ministries: from the top to the bottom: absolutely clueless.

[@davemanning6424]

The rainbow serpent will be very upset 😂

[@lornatodd4750]

Yep it will be shitting bubbles.

[@daveg1640]

About time i heard some sense.

[@LouMinartyisaTriggeredSperg]

Always a great belly laugh at *Lucifer Black's ramblings and the pitiful state of his social and familial circumstances* 😆😆😆 Nuclear power is inevitable in Australia. You won't have power or money without it 😎

[@alsmith9853]

The poor guy is actually losing it, nothing he writes ever makes any sense now. Not that he was a genius before, though

[@svracing9894]

Hasnt Glencore the Swiss company already done enough damage to Australia?

[@berkvjli]

Water is an essential element it needs to be protected. Some places have shortages already. I heard people talking about water wars. Take care off the resources you have.

[@AAAA-vu7fp]

Australian polies sold the water to china

[@glenboyle7952]

I am sick of the greens

[@peterlederer3896]

When is the next election

[@tombradshaw5164]

Not soon enough!

[@rhyno1740]

Another 12 months.

[@pontiacssholden2032]

Anal got in with 36%?.We need 99% of the politicians gone and recruit new uncorrupted intelligent people who are not part of WEF

[@jf7243]

We're from the government and we are here to help.

[@Jed-yp8yg]

When you hear that I suggest that you start running away from whoever said that because you are in danger.

[@marolynbriggs1878]

ALBO MUST GO! LABOUR MUST GO! NINCOMPOOPS!

[@grahamvoght9294]

I don’t think Tania Plibersek would know if her bum was on fire

[@Aangel452]

Thank you for bringing this idea of Glencore to our attention. Using critical thinking and common sense, this dangerous idea should not be allowed to go ahead. It just shows how much money these companies must offer government departments to pass such stupidity and life threatening grants to unsafe practices.

[@user-fj8sz7jl4e]

It will also make the water extremely corrosively acidic.

[@onlyme4683]

Bowen doesn’t understand that nuclear (or nuculer as he keeps saying) is an industry, not just for power production. Labor turn their backs on Australian industry.

[@debbieharry-clarke2918]

The water from the GAB is the main drinking water for many towns in Queensland, NSW and the NT, including my town of Millmerran, 2.5 hours from Brisbane. The government is putting all of our lives at risk should they continue with this madness

[@user-qb3tp4qc3p]

Besides what Ian's has said, won't pumping CO2 into the aquafer turn the water acidic?, how is that good?

[@ourgreathighpriest1601]

He did say that and it’s definitely not good.

[@trkstatrksta8410]

It's not

[@arbalnaha3762]

What about the acidification of the aquifer in a limestone formation. How will that affect the stability of the ground.

[@joebloggs236]

Greens, turning everything into a dust bowl.

[@jamesryan9137]

Oh wow, what a coincidence, dear old Tanya is a member of the World Economic Forum. Just join the dots guys...

[@susanmarsden2107]

Oh no surely this is going to be stopped by our fighting authority against stupid. Fingers crossed and hope for the best

[@user-yj7sn2xs8w]

Too much C02 in the ocean is making the ocean more acidic, so let's do the same to our artisian water? What rubbish..

[@michaeljansen9584]

We must stop froien investing

[@harveybirdman74]

Plibertard

[@bobmester3475]

Disastrous.

[@tiesword3252]

IAN PLIMER...SPOT ON, LET THE PEOPLE LEARN THE TRUTH.....

[@justvisitingterra6459]

TANYA LICADICK DISPLAYING JUST HOW SMART SHE IS, AGAIN. SATT.

[@python27au]

Can someone put the adults back in charge please.

[@davidhilder6826]

As normal facts with sarcasm, and do labor need, both facts and calling out their idiocy

[@henrybarker1159]

At temperatures grater than 31 degrees C carbon dioxide can not exist as a liquid it turns into a super critical fluid and the pressure goes through the roof last time I check Queensland gets warmer than 31 degrees C by by pipeline or tanker

[@AAAA-vu7fp]

Tanya knows that.she is not stupid.

[@henrybarker1159]

@@AAAA-vu7fp /sarc

[@kellyco4139]

Obviously Plibersek is getting a kick back ?

[@billsarlija7655]

This is the Labor party, what an absolute joke they are. (lest call them murderers of the future) if they allow this to happen. Need to get them out as soon as possible. Where is the G.G.

[@rhyno1740]

The Climatard cult will say this is misinformation. 😂😂😂

[@chrisdickinson7949]

So I guess we all get SPARKLING mineral water now

[@galesly1244]

Everything this government do is a joke 😂😂😂

[@caddywampus]

I suppose we're going to get a large scale version of a Soda Stream, lovely

[@Brittanyjones-sf7rc]

Labor are insane.

[@bobbritten5673]

People need watch the movie called ,planet of the humans ,a real eye opener ,.

[@hmasyarra]

It was a great show on Sundy. Armi was good, but Mr. Plimer was the bomb. He was so smart and articulate; why isn't he a government adviser it boggles the mind? The clown show was again on message. More on Australia, less on overseas garbage. Go harder team.

[@kpopandotherplaylists2518]

...an investment in the future... gold deposits in 200 million years. Destroying the water supply from millions of years ago ... no risk, huh...

[@stevebass-rees4750]

Will we get “sparkling mineral water” …..now that would be “nice”.

[@gkm3838]

It's a good reason to cover the country with wind turbines and solar panels if you are making money from it.

[@gailevans5290]

Omgosh

[@tombradshaw5164]

Politicians and their utter madness! My goodness, it's frightening!

[@beelovedessence2228]

Common sense in the answer. Talk with farmers and original gaurdians of the land. You don't mess with nature. It will come back to bite. Looking after environment and each other is the way to go. Finding the middle way. 💙 💚

[@billsarlija7655]

News papers should jump on to the Ian Plimer page and put this in the papers for all to read.

[@MrTryReasoning]

I'm just a voter… with two questions. What is in the Water that we have so many really stupid politicians.. 2nd is how do we allow somany stupid Political Parties to exist .. Are there NO RULES ON INTELLIGENCE? We as workers have to verify we can do the JOB.. It seems the only quilfacation for you to be a Labor Polly. Is being able to divert questions and keep a straight face doing it..

[@Sparky_D]

Chevron has been doing it for years on Barrow Island, a first class nature reserve!