Liberal politicians always say that their party are the best economic managers. As this quick review of their past 10 years in power, both federally and in NSW shows – actually that is not the case. They just spin a better line and are better at hiding the truth. Money into roads The Liberals used […]
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By Charles Jago, the Greens candidate for Reid. I have received a lot of letters raising issues about transport in an email campaign from many individuals through a campaign organised by the Australian Automobile Association. These are important issues. Transport is a critical concern for many people living in Sydney. Key issues listed by people
As of the 1st July, bus services in the Inner West have been privatised. On that day I went to the rally at the Leichhardt bus depot against the privatisation, and in support of support of drivers who are now losing pay and conditions. The privatisation breaks an express promise by the NSW Coalition that
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I attended the public transport rally to draw attention to the need for change in the public transport sector. Clean accessible public transport is the only system capable of moving most people across Sydney. The problem is, it’s overcrowded and the NSW government has failed to step up with the major improvements we need. In the
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Canada Bay Greens are fielding a diverse team of candidates for the upcoming Council elections on 9 September. Heading the team is Charles Jago who is also running as the Greens mayoral candidate. He is supported Alysha Hardy, James Okeby, Pauline Tyrrell and Steve Maxwell. During the 30 years Charles has lived in the Council
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Despite a finding by a parliamentary committee, for the past 3 years, the NSW Government has known that the process for valuing homes forcibly acquired for major infrastructure projects – including WestConnex – is unfair to home owners. As reported in the Sydney Morning Herald (p1) this morning a parliamentary committee chaired by Liberal MP
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Greens MP and Transport Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC, has responded to the Environmental Impact Statement released for the M4 East Widening Stage of the WestConnex toll road. Dr Faruqi said: “The widening will just shift the bottleneck of the M4 a few kilometres further down the road. Even if motorists have a faster run
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Greens MP and NSW Spokesperson for Roads, Dr Mehreen Faruqi MLC, has commented on a leaked Infrastructure Australia report that describes the proposed NSW Government’s NorthConnex and WestConnex tollways as a “hideously inefficient” spending on national roads. Dr Faruqi said, “The Roads Minister would do well to listen to Infrastructure Australia, who have long had questions
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