Senator NETTLE (New South Wales) (1.40 p.m.) — I would like to say thank you to the people of New South Wales for giving me what has been an incredible opportunity over the last six years to represent them here in this parliament. I have really enjoyed my time here. The thing [...]
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The NSW Greens have released a new climate change TV ad based on the most famous political ad in the United States.
The ad is based on the famous Lyndon Johnson “Daisy” Ad
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Posted in Balance of Power, Blogging, Bob Brown, Christine Milne, Election 07, Greens, Kerry Nettle, Preferences, Rachel Siewert, Senate, Web 2.0, YouTube on October 21, 2007 | 25 Comments »
The audience is now arriving for the People’s Forum, being handed the equipment for ‘the worm’ as they come in. Looks like it’ll be a great turnout!
Thanks to all for the questions from the previous thread. We should get at least a couple of them asked tonight.
More soon…
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Senator Kerry Nettle joined Greens supporters and other protesters outside the Australian Nuclear Association conference in Sydney today. This ageing band of nuclear warriors were joined by Dr Ziggy Switkowski, Chairman of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) as part of their campaign to support John Howard’s plan for 25 nuclear reactors in [...]
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Senator Kerry Nettle joined pulp mill campaigners and Greens supporters in front of Malcolm Turnbull’s office today. Darlinghust residents were very supportive of the protest. Susan Jarnason and Kerry gave Malcolm a tree with a sign saying 200,000 hectares of native forest will be destroyed by the pulp mill.
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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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ANZ customers and employees responded well to our action at the ANZ Bank’s Sydney headquarters today. Kerry Nettle was joined by the Greens’ candidate for Wentworth, Susan Jarnason and Sue Mahony who is taking on Peter Garett in Kingsford Smith. They handed out an Open letter to ANZ Customers asking them to let the ANZ [...]
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I’m feeling pretty gutted this afternoon. Having woken up to the news that Labor foreign affairs spokesperson, Robert McClelland, had stood up for a principled position on abolishing the death penalty, I was filled with a sudden feeling that maybe a Rudd Government would actually stand for something. Maybe they would make a real change [...]
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Christian Kerr obviously doesn’t watch the Senate.
If he did, he’d know that, contrary to his bizarre accusation, the Greens have not missed or abstained from a single vote in this term of Parliament.
The Senator who’s missed the most votes, on the other hand, is Christian’s favoured Steven Fielding. Until recent times, Senator Fielding [...]
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