Welcome to Lee Rhiannon's website
Lee Rhiannon is a Greens MP in the NSW Upper House.
2010 Juanita Nielsen Lecture:
Greens MP Sylvia Hale speaks on 'The Greens - mainstream party or minor irritant' - 6:15pm, Monday 22 March 2010, Mori Gallery, Sydney. More information.
Lee's latest blog:
Dangerous website censorship plan fails protection test. Watch Lee's speech on Youtube.
Shooter's bill still in Parliament:
The Greens and environment groups continue to oppose the bid by the
Shooter's Party to introduce recreational shooting in National Parks.
We remain ready to oppose any compromise legislation that the Shooters
bring before the parliament, and expose any deals struck with Labor ...
see campaign. Download flyer.
Oped by Lee Rhiannon and James Arvanitakis:
Resource riches can be an economic curse, Aust Financial Review, 6-7 Feb 2010
Lee's key campaigns:
Stop mining expansion - nonewcoal.greens.org.au
Ban corporate donations - www.democracy4sale.org
End woodchipping NSW south east forests ... see Greens website
Game Council: Shooters Party and NSW Labor ... see campaign page
Abortion law reform: it's time in NSW ... see campaign page
- See Lee's current campaigns and various portfolios
- Read Lee's latest blog or past speeches
- See archive of Lee's reports
- Visit Lee's old website (< July 2009) - archive.lee.greens.org.au
Lee's latest news and media releases:
State Greens call for Newcastle rail reassurance
The weekend state meeting of the NSW Greens in Newcastle has called on the NSW Government to reassure the Hunter community that it will maintain and improve existing rail services to Newcastle station, and not succumb to vested interests lobbying to remove the city’s vital public transport infrastructure.
School water contamination: cover-up must stop
Greens MP and health spokesperson Lee Rhiannon has called on the NSW Education Minister Verity Firth to release the detailed tests conducted in 2009 that show children in a further 35 NSW public schools had drinking water contaminated by lead, copper and E. coli
Justice delayed for involuntarily detained mental health patients
Greens MP and health spokesperson Lee Rhiannon has criticised new mental health laws which may result in delays of up to several weeks before an involuntarily detained patient is brought before the Mental Health Review Tribunal for review. The changes will also entrench the use of video conferencing rather than face-to-face review hearings.
Aid/Watch High Court case puts pressure on government for charity law reform
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon, a former Aid/Watch director, has welcomed today's High Court decision to hear the aid watchdog's tax deductibility case, the outcome of which will determine the status of many charity's fundraising activities.
Health safety requires labelling of nano sunscreens
Greens MP and health spokesperson is calling on the NSW government to move towards mandatory labelling of nano-sunscreens, with yet another published research study showing the health risks of applying sunscreens using nanoparticles.
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