10 facts about Richard Di Natale
1. He’s a doctor Richard worked as a GP all over the country, from Geelong to Tennant Creek where he worked in an Aboriginal health service. Richard’s work in public health also took him to India where he worked to combat the spread of HIV. 2. He speaks fluent Italian Richard’s family is part
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Coalition government shows its true colours on forced amalgamations
The Coalition has today opposed a Parliamentary motion moved by the Greens in support of local government and the rights of community members to determine the future of their own councils. The government’s opposition shows its plan to force local government amalgamations even where councils are financially sustainable and have the support of their communities.
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Who got how much in the last federal election
They’ll outspend us — again Tuesday, Apr 28th, 2015 By Susan Griffiths-Sussems (National Fundraising Coordinator) The AEC recently released the reports of donations above $12,400 given to all political parties during the financial year of the last federal election. Can you guess who got the most? Wait until you see who’s behind
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Nile’s electricity inquiry stitch-up locks out renewable energy future
April 15, 2015 A behind-closed-door deal between the Baird government and the Christian Democrats has locked renewable energy and low income households out of next month’s upper house inquiry into the proposed privatisation of the state’s poles and wires network, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye. Dr Kaye said: “Fred Nile’s first act in
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GREENS ANNOUNCE ABORIGINAL POLICY INITIATIVE
Thursday, 19 March 2015 On National Close the Gap Day, Greens MP and Aboriginal Affairs spokesperson Jan Barham has announced the Greens’ initiatives to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in NSW. “The Greens policy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People acknowledges the failings of Government to address the devastating conditions
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Fund TAFE First: The Greens alternate vision to training privatisation
The Greens have announced that they will be moving to protect TAFE’s public funding from competition and slash fees, in a $900 million boost to the public provider’s annual secure budget. Under the Greens’ “Fund TAFE First” replacement program for the Baird government’s “Smart and Skilled”, the public provider would have first access to all
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Preventing domestic & family violence
In NSW, three-quarters of all women killed die at the hands of someone they were in a relationship with, about two in five of all assaults are domestic violence related, about 370 instances of domestic and family violence a day are dealt with by police but only half are reported. These stark and shocking statistics
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Government privatisation gives with one hand takes away with the other
While Premier Mike Baird is holding the inner city community to ransom with the redevelopment of the Cleveland St school dependent on his wires and poles privatisation, he is also quietly selling off the Bridge St Education Department headquarters, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye. (‘$60m high-rise high school for city’, Sydney Morning Herald,
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Have your say about the Parramatta Road Urban Renewal Strategy
The Draft Parramatta Road Urban Renewal Strategy has finally been released by UrbanGrowth NSW, thanks to political pressure. It is only on exhibition until 12 February 2015. The Strategy proposes overriding local planning controls and could impose high rise residential development of up to 25 storeys onto large parts of Leichhardt, Lilyfield, Annandale and Camperdown.
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