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Adelaide council rescinds motion to block fossil fuel ads due to Tour Down Under fears (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] 3 points 17 hours ago (1 child)

The ban prompted backlash, including from the state government, due to concerns about how it might affect Australia's biggest cycling event, the Tour Down Under (TDU), whose main sponsor is gas giant Santos.

Sounds like the ban was killed for fear of it actually having an impact.

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  • [–] 5 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

    The premieres brother and sister work for SANTOS. Obviously not a conflict of interest and I wouldn't suggest it was.

    Robert Malinauskas is head of government affairs at SANTOS. Some jokers might say his brother Peter is head of SANTOS affairs in the government but I wouldn't as Peter is clearly an honorable person and I wouldn't say or imply anything defamatory about him.

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