Elections

Say NO to the politics of fear – Opinion piece for Ciao magazine, November 2014

Alice Mantel, Greens candidate for Drummoyne The apparently reasonable idea of “protecting Australian borders” from boat arrivals conceals a subtle but implicit racism. Amidst the absurdity of Australia needing protection from a few wooden boats with refugees, this slogan uses the threat of strangers, especially dark skinned, and especially Islamic, as the reason behind stopping […]

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Greens announce Reid candidate for Federal election

The Greens have announced their candidate for the seat of Reid in the Federal Election due on 14 September this year. The Greens candidate for Reid is Councillor Pauline Tyrrell, Deputy Mayor of Canada Bay Council, which covers half of the area of the Reid electorate. Recently in Marrickville, Pauline met with Australian Greens Leader,

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