We need to talk about these floods | with Sue Higginson

In which I talk with Lismore local, farmer, mother/grandmother, and kickass environmental lawyer Sue Higginson about the incredible community response to these devstating floods; the acts of heroism that saved hundreds of lives; Morrison's shitty visit to Lismore and the woeful governmenmt response; as well as the Sharma v Sussan Ley federal court case, and more.

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💁‍♀️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Giordano Intro
01:56 Sue Higginson, welcome
04:15 Experiencing the Lismore Floods
09:29 The "Tinnie"
14:01 Preparing for climate disasters like this
15:43 The government’s failure to respond
19:48 Scott Morrison’s Lismore visit
23:40 The coming election
27:32 Sharma v Environemnt Minister court case
35:45 Sue’s turn to politics
40:51 Thank you, Sue
41:17 Giordano Conclusion

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👉 Editor and Producer: Ellen Burbidge

🎹 Music by Tom Day

📜 Captions transcribed by Jesse Dowse

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[thejuicemedia]

Our latest Honest Government Ad was about the devastating floods in Qld & NSW so I am stoked to have as my guest for the podcast a Lismore local, farmer, mother, grandmother and kickass environmental lawyer Sue Higginson. We talk about the incredible community response to this climate disaster, the acts of heroism that have saved hundreds of lives; and of course, the woeful government response. We also discuss the recent outcome of the Sharma vs the Environment Minister case in the Federal Court - which Sue is well placed to talk about in her professional capacity as an environmental lawyer and former principal solicitor at the Environment Defenders Office, Australia's leading environmental law institution, which has taken on mining giants like Adani, BHP and Rio Tinto in the courts - and won.

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[jamesblankenship]

I want to share this and explain how this relates to every country.
It is disgusting how governments are being bought and financed by big corporations.
What should be on the top of priority list and what is being put on the bottom of the list is citizens of humanity.
I will remember Sue in with her efforts for the people. We need people like her.

[nobass_stub]

I salute you all at thejuicemedia, and particularly Sue Higginson.
Now in my 50's I still rage inside my head on a daily basis, with the blatant theft of our planet by wealthy and powerful criminals of corporations and governments around the world. Please do what we have failed in trying to re-balance the health of the planet for the survival of the human species. And to his Honerable MrFukery ScoMo .. I hope one day in the near future you endure the pain misery and anguish of loss to the same extent as so many of my fellow humans are suffering RIGHT THIS SECOND .. so that you too finally understand the difference between power and the total loss of control of it.

[pablovalentine]

Thank you Sue Higginson for being so informative

[ozzybloke]

Awesome work Giordano and Sue Higginson is a fantastic addition to politics.

[keifwoki]

Thankyou to both of you.
Sue you are a real life hero!!! 💚

[bitnecromancer]

Holy crap Sue is amazing. Exactly the kind of person I'd want representing me in any level of government (I'm not holding my breath though).

[abbysol]

this is a great podcast, I always loved these but this hits close to home now, I live in a town downriver from Lismore, very few people in my town chose to evacuate, but where we live is a lot more low laying then the rest of the town, we don't have much since we cannot afford much, my dad is a cancer survivor and we where both recovering from surgeries at the time, it was always somewhat normal for water to come into my shed but by the time it was ankle deep we made the call to pack the car and evacuate town, I got my dad and my dogs in the car and by the time we here leaving the water in my shed was knee deep, if we had left it 1 more hour we wouldn't have been able to get out of town, in the morning from the safety from my brother's house it was surreal to see people I knew trapped on the bridge in my town, our home was underwater for 9 days and we lost pretty much everything, but we where lucky in a way, things could have been a lot worse, my shed got washed at least 100m and got stuck on a tree in someone else's property, we have been trying to move it back so I have somewhere more comfortable to sleep, it is a little damaged but better then nothing.

[patemblen]

EDO and Juice Media together! Thanks so much you inspirational and effective people.

[gefginn]

Great post Giordano. Tremendous appreciation for your voice and strength and all your efforts. 💛🤗🤩💚

[Bennyboy-dog]

Sue, you are needed in the federal parliament. I, for one, would vote for any political party you headed.

[marionanderson]

Thanks again Juice Media, you’re always on the money and have such intelligent and articulate guests. I hadn’t heard of Sue Higginson before, but I’ll definitely be following her now - she is another awesome strong voice in our favour.

[surferinthedark]

Great work Giordano and Sue - Love you.

[DanielZajic]

As an American ( and also Canadian and European), I wish you good luck in the upcoming election. We narrowly managed to get an aspiring dictator out of office here, so I can relate to the level of despair in one's federal government. Money has corrupted it thoroughly, and nothing will improve significantly until that source of corruption is removed.

[Filzkiiz]

YesSiRr! Juice Media here telling it like it is!! Lol!! With their NO BULLSHEIT, NO FUKKABOUTS, strait to the POINT NEWS....Awesome Stuff!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK...

[jazmcleod]

I hope Sue makes big change and helps put a stop to the corruption that is rife with this government.

[ElectricCarAustralia]

Thank you for hosting such an inspirational future parliamentarian. We need more like Sue to reshape the Australian political landscape and get us back on track focusing on genuine community needs and futures instead of vested interest.

[AirIndiaAnand]

Your every episode is shared to my fellow Indians 🇮🇳 and is viewed and much appreciated for your efforts.

[wilsonjameson]

when a prime minister is afraid of the electors it is time for them to lose their seat in the government

[DanielVisOneCade]

Listening to Sue's testimony here her voice near breaking point all throughout is just agonizing.

Knowing without hindsight this entire event was not only preventable from a number of lives lost but also predicted for years now is just criminal.

There is money out there to be invested, it was meant to be invested and only through underhanded and dubious means was diverted to wasteful slush funds instead. A government regardless of local, state or federal which isn't investing in helping to get better results for the Australian people and it's communities should not even be considered as a viable choice come the election!