During Senate Estimates last night, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission confirmed $1.8 million of funding to support workplace related complaints has been cut by the Rudd Government, placing more stress on the Commission.
HREOC received additional money when Work Choices was introduced, as it was expected that workplace related complaints would increase, given the [...]
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Catching up on videos that I have meant to post here for some time, putting firmly the Greens’ position on Tibet.
Two are of Bob Brown speaking at the rally coinciding with the Olympic torch relay here in Canberra, and the third is Christine Milne’s speech to the Senate on the question of suspending standing orders [...]
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Posted in Housing Crisis, Human Rights, Indigenous Australian, NT Intervention, Poverty, Rachel Siewert, tagged indigenous, intervention, NT, emergency, racism on May 2, 2008 | 6 Comments »
This is an excerpt of a full article I’ve written for newmatilda.com
I’ve just been on the road with the Senate Inquiry into the NT Emergency Response Consolidation Bill - the Government’s proposed changes to Howard’s original legislation.
It has been obvious for a while that there are some serious flaws with the NT [...]
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Posted in Family & Community, Human Rights, Indigenous Australian, NT Intervention, Rachel Siewert, Welfare, tagged aboriginal, indigenous, centrelink, NT Intervention, Welfare on February 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Post-apology, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has asked us to “embrace the possibility of new solutions to enduring problems where old approaches have failed,” asserting that the mistakes of Indigenous policy of the past won’t be repeated. His Government, however, is persisting in the ill thought-out and ideologically driven Northern Territory Intervention - despite a promise [...]
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To the new Rudd Labor government – I thank you for this day.
I am very pleased to finally hear an Australian Prime Minister say ‘Sorry’ on behalf of the nation. It means a great deal to many, many Australians. Thank you also for opening the 42nd Parliament yesterday with a welcome to country.
It is significant [...]
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Posted in Bob Brown, Christine Milne, Human Rights, Indigenous Australian, NT Intervention, Rachel Siewert, Sorry, tagged aboriginal, australia, canberra, convergence, Greens, indigenous, protest, rally on February 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Australian Greens Senators Bob Brown & Rachel Siewert speak at the Convergence on Canberra rally.
On Tuesday 12th February 2008, people from all around Australia came together for “Convergence on Canberra”, calling for an immediate review of the NT Intervention, restoration of the Racial Discrimination Act, Aboriginal control of Aboriginal affairs, and implementation of the UN [...]
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Posted in Bob Brown, Human Rights, Indigenous Australian, Rachel Siewert, Sorry, tagged aboriginal, indigenous, reconciliation, Sorry, reperations on February 1, 2008 | 37 Comments »
The Australian Greens have always supported an unreserved apology to the stolen generations, and the recent activity by the Rudd Government on the topic is most welcome. However, it’s clear that Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin is moving with undue haste to rule out reparations.
The ALP adopted Chapter 13 of its National Platform at their national conference [...]
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Posted in Education, Environment, Family & Community, Greens, Health, Human Rights, Poverty, Web 2.0, Welfare, tagged Education, game, online, Poverty, social on December 13, 2007 | 7 Comments »
The 2007 federal election has repeatedly been referred to as the ‘YouTube election’, with a larger emphasis on the video sharing website than previous elections. Indeed, we at the Greens utilised this very medium to its full capacity with our Australian Greens channel operating alongside Rachel, Christine, Kerry and Bob’s personal channels. We saw huge [...]
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Posted in Christine Milne, Climate change, Election 07, Energy, Greens, Human Rights, Nukes (disarmament related), Nukes (energy related), Senate, Web 2.0 on October 24, 2007 | 6 Comments »
In a superb piece of ironic timing, bound to be ignored entirely by the mainstream media, UN Disarmament Week starts today, as the Bush Administration really ratchets up the nuclear rhetoric against Iran and Putin talks up his “grandiose plan” to expand Russia’s nuclear arsenal. Iraq’s northern border with Turkey looks set to deteriorate into [...]
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Bob Brown joined Greens Senator Kerry Nettle hundreds of Greens members in a standing room only campaign launch today at Sydney’s Mint.
The day was opened by Aboriginal leader Marcia Ella Duncan who lambasted John Howard’s referendum announcement. Greens candidate for New South Wales biggest electorate Calare Jeremy Buckingham outlined why rural and regional voters fearful [...]
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