Admiral Chris Barrie says Peter Dutton stops Defence personnel talking about climate change   
March 18 2022
Canberra Times


During a speech at the Fenner Conference on sustainable agriculture on Thursday, the admiral said Defence Force personnel have been gagged from speaking about climate change by the Defence Minister, Peter Dutton.

Admiral Barrie said in his meetings with defence personnel, many of them were interested in the topic of climate change and "most of them would like to be out there speaking - but they are not allowed to unless they go through Dutton's office".   

He also condemned the politicisation of climate change, saying it should not be a "left-right issue".





The Canberra Times previously reported Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell and department secretary Greg Moriarty had released instructions to the military and public servants telling them "not to be distracted" from their "primary mission".

Defence Minister Peter Dutton has also issued directives to his department and serving military to stop pursuing a "woke agenda".

When questioned about the delayed ADF support to flood-affected areas like Lismore, Admiral Barrie said ADF procedures are only in place for rapid overseas deployment during natural disasters such as Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013. The ADF provided humanitarian assistance in that instance, but lacks similar procedures for domestic disasters.




Former Liberal leader John Hewson was also in attendance at the event, and criticised the lack of political leadership on climate change.

He made reference to the "politicisation of disaster payments" in flood-affected areas like Ballina, Byron and Tweed, which were previously not eligible for the federal government's disaster payments.

The Department of Defence was approached for comment.

whiteknight wrote on Mar 19^th, 2022 at 8:36am:

Two reasons:
1.  It is not for Admirals to hold forth about things that they have no expertise in - like climate science, gender, etc.
2.  These are POLITICAL matters, and therefore NOT for serving ADF personnel to publicly take a political position on.

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 19^th, 2022 at 11:02am:

😂🤣😆

lee wrote on Mar 19^th, 2022 at 12:08pm:


Ouch 👌

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 19^th, 2022 at 11:02am:

And what is wrong with investing in natural resources?

What about jobs in these industries: https://me.cfmeu.org.au/
Speech to Sydney Institute by Tony Maher, 27 November 2019

National President Tony Maher said in a speech delivered to the Sydney Institute: 'As leader of the union representing Australian coal miners and power workers, the climate challenge has been on my radar for a very long time. There is so much at stake for members, their families and communities in getting climate policy right. So it is beyond disheartening to witness the destruction of good policy and the degradation of the debate over the past decade.

In the absence of a coherent and economy-wide energy and climate strategy, we instead have entrenched Climate Wars where coal is the only villain and many participants have reflexive rather than rational positions.'



He's onto you, turd.

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 19^th, 2022 at 4:24pm:


Nope. It isn't. The Defence Force has to be SEEN to be above politics.

Climate change is a political fact.

If not then eg Brisbane's 1893 flood levels should have been less than recent. So current theory tells us, according to the media (bow down to the media - they know all)..

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 19^th, 2022 at 4:38pm:


So n ow murder is a political fact?

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 19^th, 2022 at 4:41pm:



{Poor petal Simply doesn't understand.

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 19^th, 2022 at 4:41pm:


As proved by the union super funds.

Too cute. Which one represents union super funds?

lee wrote on Mar 19^th, 2022 at 4:55pm:


Lee...my dear friend

Frank wrote on Mar 19^th, 2022 at 9:25pm:


Frank...

lee wrote on Mar 19^th, 2022 at 4:55pm:



When did unions issue gag orders on their members to not discuss climate change?

lee wrote on Mar 19^th, 2022 at 7:11pm:



What's with all the Union/Industry super fund bagging?

They consistently out perform private sector funds hands down.

All the kerfuffle by  conservatives about Industry Super funds fees that are charged being used to support Unions & the Labor Party is just petty jealousies because fact is Private sector funds charge much higher fees & return less to members.

The biggest thieves in the country are the Big 4 banks & AMP & co.

And they want to get their grubby mitts on the Super pot in Industry/Union funds.

They & the Morrison govt who want to give them control of all Super funds can get stuffed.

John Smith wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 10:36am:


Are they supposed to be above politics? No. So just a far reaching strawman comment.

Frank wrote on Mar 19^th, 2022 at 9:25pm:


I dunno.  Did someone say there's something wrong?

All I did was answer a question honestly, in the context that it was asked (i.e. Peter Dutton's involvement).

Q. Why does Peter Dutton believe that people should be gagged about speaking about climate change?

A. To protect the conservatives' personal financial interests in coal, oil, and gas.

This is just an indisputable fact.

I didn't say anything about investing being wrong - I just presented a factual answer.

lee wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 12:02pm:



the only strawman comments are yours. Why you think the unions are even relevant to this discussion who the bugger knows. This is about Mr Potatoe head gagging defense personnel.

John Smith wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 12:23pm:


So you admit you don't know why you brought unions into the argument. Goodo.John Smith wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 12:25pm:


Are they climate scientists as well? That is generally the mantra by lefties when it comes to the environment and climate science. Only climate scientists apparently have the knowledge.

I see you don't want to defend Ste Julia.

lee wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 12:29pm:


are you on drugs? You mentioned the unions super funds, not me. I just pointed out your stupidity in doing so.

lee wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 12:29pm:



they don't need to be. Unlike the libs, they can actually listen to the scientists and then decide how it affects them and what they do all on their own. They don't need mining companies to tell them.

John Smith wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 12:30pm:


And LABOR acted on it..

John Smith wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 12:30pm:



But the fact remains  Australia is a carbon sink, which we now know. Before it was assumed that Australia was a net source.

John Smith wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 12:30pm:


None come to mind. So as you are so knowledgeable please name a few.

John Smith wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 12:30pm:



So  LABOR doesn't have an ideology.  Small "t" Target.

lee wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 12:38pm:


instead of politicing it ... see, you're finally catching on

lee wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 12:38pm:


moving goal posts again ... surprise 

lee wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 12:38pm:


china for starters

lee wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 12:38pm:


again, moving goal posts to run away from what was actually said i

John Smith wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 12:46pm:


By legislating it they did politicise it.

John Smith wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 12:46pm:



So you want a communist rule to achieve it? Where citizens don't have the right to protest? Beside of course China being the BIGGEST CO2 emitter on the planet. 

lee wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 12:49pm:


I didn't say only conservatives.  That's just a lie you fabricated.

To recap:

All I did was answer a question honestly, in the context that it was asked (i.e. Peter Dutton's involvement).

Q. Why does Peter Dutton believe that people should be gagged about speaking about climate change?

A. To protect the conservatives' personal financial interests in coal, oil, and gas.

John Smith wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 1:04pm:



So now you agree LABOR politicised it. Thanks for that.

John Smith wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 1:04pm:



Why do you want a communist state?

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 1:40pm:


The real answer is he’s an ex-Qld officer of the law.

lee wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 4:34pm:


they hadn't .... they formed policy based on what the scientists told them. That's what governments are supposed to do. If you want to pretend forming a policy based on the advice from the experts is politicising it then fine, you can make that claim, just don't expect anyone to take you seriously

Ayn Marx wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 4:22pm:

 
Yes ... but there's been more bent & murdering coppers in Sydney(NSW) & Melbourne(Vic) than the whole of QLD historically or any other state or territory for that matter.

lee wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 5:17pm:



That is what you said. Stop lying.

John Smith wrote on Mar 20^th, 2022 at 6:33pm:



A policy IS a political issue. It is an instrument of governance.

Don't try to be thicker than you naturally are already, Gino. Words do not mean what YOU choose them to mean.