You can't blame the overexcitement.
Hearing news about a swindle involving both coal *and* the stock exchange was the first time in years they've had an orgasm.

Perhaps the lost wealth should be recouped from the Greens electoral funding (until the end of time or the party, whichever comes first).

The Greens aren't Leftists or extremists, they're middle class Liberals who live vicariously and try to score points through the actions and sacrifices of others. Anti coal protestors may well be trying to bring down hydrocarbon dependent capitalism but the Greens are not, they're part of the growth lobby, they don't genuinely oppose any of the capitalist agendas.

Oh! The mass indignation, shock horror, Jonathon Moylan pulls a stunt which could have cost a few Capitalist a couple of bucks and all hell breaks loose. The reaction of the conservatives at the news that something has been done to attack the bastion of capitalism, the Stock Exchange no less, call out the National Guard, no, better still call out the Kangaroo Court, ASIC. I would have thought the ANZ Bank would have thanked Moylan for pointing out "the mines do not comply with the Equator Principles for Financial Institutions in relation to cumulative assessment, biodiversity conservation, health, occupational safety, cultural heritage, land conservation and the promotion of renewable energy." But then again the banks are to busy fleecing borrowers and ripping of depositors to worry about "principles" what principles.

Paul1405, nobody took you seriously before, and nobody does now. I wonder why?

Thanks for missing the point so perfectly, Paul1405.

>>Oh! The mass indignation, shock horror, Jonathon Moylan pulls a stunt which could have cost a few Capitalist a couple of bucks and all hell breaks loose.<<

The capitalists are not the issue here - the "losses" by the market-bots who were fooled by the stunt are of course entirely balanced out by the "gains" made by astute dealers who seized and opportunity to make a buck.

The problem that you try to sidestep is the fact that a Senator, part of the democratic machinery that creates law in this country, openly applauds the act of someone who is flouting the law.

Whichever way you look at it, this is an untenable stance. If she genuinely believes that laws may be selectively ignored, then accepting taxpayer funding for the role she plays in formulating those laws, is a despicable act.

Hypocrisy doesn't come into it. It is theft from the public purse. From me and you. Pure and simple.

Don't worry about biodiversity Paul, we have plenty of pretty strange biology here in Oz.

Of course much of it is masquerading as human, & voting green, unfortunately.