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Independents rise - Nationals bush whacked
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One of the spin-offs of the rise of the independents over the past ten days has been the Nationals’ attention seeking behaviour to demonstrate that they are ...
Wednesday 01 September 2010
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Remembering Black July
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Through my work with the Tamil community over recent months I am learning of the injustice and brutality they have been subjected to over the past century. ...
Friday 03 September 2010
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Responding To Attacks On My Family And Political Background
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As support for the Greens increases, inevitably so do the attacks on the Greens and on individuals within the party. As one of the public faces of the Greens, ...
Friday 03 September 2010
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Sunday Is For Campaigning
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Sunday was another strong campaigning day. We had candidate workshops at the Greens office and our public education forum later in the day also attracted a big ...
Friday 03 September 2010
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Dangerous website censorship plan fails protection test
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Greens MP Lee Rhiannon is campaigning against Labor's internet censorship plans.
Sunday 07 March 2010
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Keep Moore Park in public hands - Sign the petition
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You would think Premier Kristina Keneally had enough scandals and bad news stories to keep her going to the next election. But wonders never cease with the ...
Monday 07 June 2010
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Environment,
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Planning
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Thankyous And Goodbyes - My Last Speech In The NSW Upper House
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I started saying goodbye to friends and colleagues in the NSW parliament this week.
Friday 03 September 2010
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Abbot Behind The Sheds Dragging On A $5 Million Cigarette
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After helping out the mining industry it looks like opposition leader Tony Abbott is ready to deliver for another backer of the Coalition, the tobacco ...
Friday 03 September 2010
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Gun laws weakened in NSW
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I unfortunately had two disallowance motions overturned in the NSW Upper House this week. They related to two regulations that the NSW Labor government had ...
Friday 12 March 2010
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Ambassadors for Aung San Suu Kyi mark 15 years house arrest
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Imagine being under house arrest for 15 years. That is what Aung San Suu Kyi has been subjected to. And today, Suu Kyi's birthday, there has been renewed ...
Friday 03 September 2010
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The Afghan War - Sleeper Election Issue
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The Afghan war is a sleeper election issue. Australians are troubled by this war. In recent weeks I have found many more people wanting to talk about why the ...
Friday 03 September 2010
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Campaign Trail Hots Up - Candidate Launches And Election Announcements
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This weekend just past was our busiest to date for campaign events with candidate launches, policy announcements and a flurry of information stalls, door ...
Friday 03 September 2010
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The Greens: Watermelons, Avocados... Apples?
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Last week the Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian wrote some not so positive pieces on the Greens, which included inaccuracies about the party and my ...
Friday 03 September 2010
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Notes For Speech At AGQUIP Debate With Fiona Nash
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Thanks to Ag Quip for hosting this debate.
We appreciate opportunity to put on the record Greens policies and campaigns that have advanced the interests of ...
Friday 03 September 2010
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Liberals struggle with accuracy on Greens preferences
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Considering the Liberal party team are poised to take government in NSW in 2011, they need to meet standards and accuracy should be at the top of the list.
Friday 18 December 2009
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Electoral Issues,
NSW Government
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Dubbo Transport Forum Verdict - Get Freight Back On Rails
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When a train driver at a transport forum in Dubbo last night told me for the first time that he could remember the Dubbo rail freight yard was empty this week ...
Friday 03 September 2010
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Relationships Register Bill a good step forward
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Last night the NSW State Parliament passed the Relationships Register Bill 2010, bringing NSW into line with similar legislation in Tasmania, Victoria and the ...
Thursday 13 May 2010
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Gay & Lesbian,
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Equality
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Government shake up should extend to overseas aid delivery
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As the dust settles on a revamped federal government thanks to the courageous crossbenchers, an obvious question is will Prime Minister Julia Gillard pick up ...
Wednesday 08 September 2010
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Foreign Policy issues,
Aid watch / charities,
Foreign Aid
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Yes, it's time for change - but we need more than a recall provision
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The Sydney Morning Herald is running a campaign to introduce a recall provision for NSW. Lee's opinion piece published in the Sydney Morning Herald (17 ...
Thursday 17 December 2009
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Parliamentary Process,
NSW Government
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RAAF keeps mum on secret Port Stephens pollution reports
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Port Stephens locals have been putting up with the noise of RAAF defence operations at the Salt Ash Air Weapons Range for decades. Yet the government has ...
Monday 12 October 2009
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Environment,
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Hunter Region
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Reckless move paves way for China Shenhua's land grab for coal mining
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Responding to today's decision of the Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan to allow China Shenhua to purchase rural properties in northwest NSW, Greens MP and mining ...
Thursday 19 November 2009
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Mining,
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Tripodi loyalists rewarded - what's changed Premier Rees?
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The Monday morning conversation starter "Did you have a good weekend?" is a no brainer when it comes to Premier Nathan Rees this week. You would have to ...
Tuesday 17 November 2009
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Devastation in Bermagui State Forest, SE NSW
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Lee's visit to the South East Forests for the local Walk Against Warming.
Monday 24 August 2009
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Southeast NSW
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Roozendaal an unusual bedfellow on proposed bikie laws
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It is worrying times when you have to rely on Eric Roozendaal to be the voice of moderation in NSW Cabinet.
Sunday 10 May 2009
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Why wont the Government protect Mammy Johnson River from coalmine pollution?
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This week in parliament I will move a motion calling on the Planning Minister Kristina Keneally to reject Duralie Coal's bid to discharge polluted mine water ...
Sunday 10 May 2009
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Mineral Resources,
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Mining
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People's Blockade of the World's Largest Coal Port
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A 500 strong people's blockade of Port Newcastle has notched up a major win with no coal ships docking at the coal loader during the seven-hour protest. On ...
Sunday 10 May 2009
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Mineral Resources,
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Radical activism centre stage at Climate Summit
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Clive Hamilton set the scene for the four day Climate Summit with an uplifting speech that put “radical activism” centre stage.
Sunday 10 May 2009
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climate change
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Farmers and Greens – developing alliance to keep coal mining out of the Liverpool Plain
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Driving with George and Tommy Clift across the Liverpool Plain gave me an insight into why farming communities on the rich alluvial floodplain of Caroona and ...
Sunday 10 May 2009
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Mineral Resources,
blog,
Hunter Region
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The people of Wedderburn v BHP Billiton
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BHP Billiton recorded a $17 billion profit last financial year. Last Tuesday night in a cold hall at Wedderburn, 10 kilometres south of Campbelltown on the ...
Sunday 10 May 2009
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Mineral Resources,
blog
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Crossborder Greens campaign to close woodchip mill
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On Monday of this week I spent two hours at the Eden Chipmill, along with Greens MPs Sue Pennicuik, from Victoria, and Deb Foskey, from the ACT. We met with ...
Monday 24 August 2009
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Southeast NSW
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