Prime Minister Scott Morrison, when treasurer, was obviously much impressed with the gift of a lacquered (cannot get your hands dirty) lump of coal to wave around in parliament last year.
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His now chief of staff, John Kunkel, former deputy CEO of the Minerals Council for six years, four months before spending two years as head of government affairs (a political lobbying position) for the country's biggest coal producers, Rio Tinto.
Kunkel previously worked with former consultancy Concept Economics, headed by two of the most ferocious opponents of climate change and renewable energy schemes, Henry Ergas and Brian Fisher, who were on Tony Abbott's panel reviewing the renewable energy target.
And our current Energy Minister, Angus Taylor, an virulent anti-wind campaigner, sharing the split ministry with current Environment minister, Melissa Price. Price worked as a lawyer with Clayton Utz specialising in the mining industry, and with mining company Crosslands Resources.
One can see through the incestuous relationship with government and mining who is running the country.
And Labor is no innocent when one looks at their shadow ministry 'movers and shakers'.
A pox on them all!
Transparency? It is but a dream!
May the Force be with you.
