Belinda Noble
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93 appearances
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 29 Jun
Belinda Noble’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The Dolomites have arrived from outer space.
Yeah, imagine you're in a classroom and you're so excited.
You get your Vegemite sandwiches and your sprinkles.
Oh, this is so excellent.
And then you find out, oh, they're actually teaching us how to drill for oil.
That's the situation in Perth classrooms with a Woodside-sponsored program that was delivered during Science Week to primary schools.
So kids were taught to drill for oil.
And they put the straws down and they have to suck up the Vegemite.
And then they're told, be your own exploration company and find the best places to drill for oil.
And it's teaching them, we would argue, that exploring for gas and drilling for gas is a fun, positive activity.
You can rest assured that no part of that activity included talking about how drilling for gas is the main cause behind global warming.
It's part of an all-around, all-encompassing marketing movement that
aimed at children from the coal, oil and gas companies.
But, you know, you've got to give them credit.
They're reaching kids in the way that is most engaging.
I do know of another very similar program produced by another organisation that includes drilling for oil using choccy milk and Tim Tams.
Our investigation found at least 260 programs where coal, oil and gas companies are marketing in children's institutions.
Those institutions can include schools, museums, sports teams, mentoring programs, scholarship programs, photography competitions, an extraordinarily wide range of activities that fossil fuel companies are sponsoring.
The ones involved, well, Santos was the most involved that we could find.
Woodside, Chevron and BHP were also in the top five.
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