Thursday 27 October 2011
Sunday 23 October 2011
Senator Richard Di Natale on West Papua
Greens Senator Richard Di Natale writes about the repression of West Papuans by the Indonesian military, and his concerns about Australia's possible role in this, in one of my favourite online news sources, New Matilda. You can read Richard's article here.
Friday 21 October 2011
Saturday 24 September 2011
GreenChat
What's on your mind? Want to talk about green issues? Come and join like minded individuals for a drink and a chin wag at GreenChat at the Grand View Hotel on Wednesday, 28 September 2011 at 7.30pm. Greens State election candidates Brad Scott (Cleveland) and David Keogh (Redlands) will also be there.
Monday 12 September 2011
Switching from coal to natural gas would do little for global climate, study indicates | UCAR
Another reason why simply switching from coal to gas is not the answer to securing our energy future.
Workplace ‘reform’ won’t cure our ailing productivity
In his recent article in The Conversation, David Peetz, Professor of Employment Relations at Griffith University dispels the myth that bringing back individual contracts will boost productivity. You can read the article here.
Sunday 11 September 2011
Sunday 28 August 2011
Canberra Trip
On 23 August 2011, I had the privilege of travelling to Canberra with fellow Greens members to witness Larissa Water's historic first speech in the Senate. Besides the main event, highlights of the trip included a behind the scenes tour of Parliament House with Andrew Bartlett, and a visit to the High Court to sit in on part of the hearing by the full bench of the Malaysia Asylum Seekers case (a decision will be handed down on Wednesday, 31 August 2011).
Listing to Larissa deliver her speech, I felt so proud to be member of the Greens and a Queenslander. Larissa's passion for our State, its people and the environment was inspiring, and I came home with renewed energy and optimism that we can work together to secure a clean, green, sustainable future for all Queenslanders.
After Larissa's speech, members of the Queensland Greens joined Larissa, her friends and family, staffers and fellow Greens Senators for a celebration, before heading out to Portia's Place for dinner.
Thanks must go to the members of the ACT Greens who looked after us while we were in Canberra, particularly those members who opened their homes and gave us a warm bed for the night.
Listing to Larissa deliver her speech, I felt so proud to be member of the Greens and a Queenslander. Larissa's passion for our State, its people and the environment was inspiring, and I came home with renewed energy and optimism that we can work together to secure a clean, green, sustainable future for all Queenslanders.
After Larissa's speech, members of the Queensland Greens joined Larissa, her friends and family, staffers and fellow Greens Senators for a celebration, before heading out to Portia's Place for dinner.
Thanks must go to the members of the ACT Greens who looked after us while we were in Canberra, particularly those members who opened their homes and gave us a warm bed for the night.
Sunday 17 July 2011
Greens are not extreme
Members from the Labor and Liberal sides of politics, as well as the mainstream media, often paint the Greens as extremists. Read this article by Andrew West in today's Sydney Morning Herald to find out why it just isn't so.
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