Reference :- Whitehaven Coal hasn't been doing too well on the ASX lately , but they have plans . This looks like an opportunity for Sky News weather man, Rowan Dean .
Good morning Rowan . Since it appears shabby from neglect , and is right in the way of a new coal mine , should we be worried that the home of Dorothea Mackellar might accidentally suffer damage ? Whitehaven Coal is keen to honour it's commitment to full employment in the region . Oh , and it's commitment to making a few quid for shareholders too, of course , but it's plans for the homestead are unclear .
Dorothy loved Australia ,and lines from her iconic poem " My Country " are regularly quoted these days . Her line " of droughts and flooding rains " crops up all the time , since climate change deniers like your good self use them as historic evidence to help promulgate the doctrine that the planet is not warming . I wonder what Dorothea would think ? She doesn't strike me as the type who would approve of her country being turned into a filthy coal pit , but who knows?
Anyway Rowan , the entire town of Acland being razed by a coal mining company does make me wonder about Dorothea's place , since it is only one historic house in need of a lick of paint . Perhaps the irony of it all might cause too much embarrassment, but the captains of industry are often thick skinned . So here's a tip for a story . (We could have sent it to anyone Rowan , but you are so short of material lately that you have to plagiarize songs by defunct bands to fill your time slot . )
We reckon that in case Dorothea's historic home gets blasted to kingdom come , you should go there to plant , and then " discover ", a few extra lines from her famous poem " My Country " that didn't make it to her publisher . They could further support your position on global warming by proving nothing is new . Ken junior has suggested that the following verse , written in the matching iambic trimeter , should blend in seamlessly .
And I love the glistening sight,
Of a reef that's bleached all white ,
And the firemen 's attire ,
As they fight a record fire ,
And when our fauna , so distinct ,
With no habitat , go extinct .
There's no need to fear the dole ,
In our land , so blessed with coal.
Just whip that up with a quill pen Rowan , and say you found it tucked in the back of her built in wardrobe or something . And since we thought of it first, if you slip us a small consideration it would ensure we keep out mouths zipped . ( I hate asking , but the cops booked Monte for riding his 350 Velocette in a built up area and we are a bit short this month . )
Your comrade , Ken
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