Greens Senator, Sarah Hanson-Young is a
panellist on Q&A on ABC, tonight 9.35pm. Other panellists are Malcolm
Turnbull, Craig Emerson, Graham Richardson and Jessica Brown.
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It would also be terrific if you submitted a question. You can do this at:
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/qanda/. All questions appear on the website and
short questions are more likely to be used on air.
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Other news: The Greens have made real headway into mainstream media in
recent days with many more stories now covering Greens views and policy.
Some of these stories are highlighted below. This is how it should be and
a momentum we want to keep growing. You are helping this by
blogging/writing/calling various media. So, thank you.. and keep going!
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Greens attack 'dirty politics' on World Refugee Day (ABC)
"The Greens have used World Refugee Day to accuse the Federal Government
of using refugees as political footballs. Senator Hanson-Young says the
Federal Government has gone back on a promise to treat asylum seekers more
humanely. "We've seen this Government, despite promising a more humane and
compassionate approach, dump that promise," she said. "We've now gone back
to indefinite detention, the detention of children and the dirty politics
of using vulnerable refugees as political footballs in the lead up to an
election."
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'No certainty' about Telstra's NBN deal (ABC)
"...Mr Conroy will not say how much he expects to save from the deal,
saying that information is commercially sensitive. Greens Senator Scott
Ludlam says the public has a right to know the details of the deal and the
estimated savings. "All of these deals have gone on behind closed doors
without any legislative framework or any regulatory oversight whatsoever,"
he said. "That's why I think there's a lot of work still to do and that's
why its very important that we debate this legislation and debate it
soon.""
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Penrith result highlights Labor's struggle (ABC)
"Experts say the record swing away from Labor in yesterday's Penrith
by-election is a cause for concern for the New South Wales and federal
governments. The Greens more than doubled their vote in the by-election.
Greens candidate Suzie Wright received 12.6 per cent of the primary vote.
At the 2007 state election the Greens only got 5.5 per cent of the vote in
Penrith. Greens MP Lee Rhiannon says the Greens are hoping for a Lower
House breakthrough in the federal election."
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More fish die at deformed hatchery: Greens (ABC)
"The Queensland Greens are calling on the State Government to urgently
release the final report into fish deformities at a Noosa River hatchery
on the Sunshine Coast. Greens spokeswoman Libby Connors says two more fish
died in outside tanks last week after spraying at nearby farms. A
Queensland Government taskforce was established last year to investigate
claims farm chemicals had caused deformities at the hatchery, including
two-headed fish. Ms Connors says the problems are a sign something is
wrong." "Those fish are like the canaries in the coalmine for us - they're
giving us a warning about some dangerous chemical pollutants that are in
our environment," she said. "It's terribly sad for the fish hatchery, it's
terribly sad in terms of cruelty to animals, but it's a terribly important
warning to all of us. "[It's] really disturbing that we have to wait so
long for some action from the Queensland Government."
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Call for Parliament, not just PM, to approve deploying troops for war (SMH)
"AUSTRALIA'S former army chief has said troops should not be sent to fight
overseas without parliamentary approval. Political support for Professor
Leahy's views did come from the Greens senator Scott Ludlam, who has a
private member's bill before Parliament. "We have repeatedly said that
taking our country to war is one of the biggest decisions any government
can make and should therefore be subject to parliamentary approval,"
Senator Ludlam said."
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Greens criticise delay in report release (ABC)
"The Greens have rubbished claims from the Federal Government that an
immediate release of the report into Australia's worst oil spill could
have legal implications. Last year, a leak from a well head in the Montara
oil field off WA's northern coast spilled oil into the Timor Sea for
almost 11 weeks. The findings of a special commission of inquiry into the
incident have been handed to the Federal Resources Minister Martin
Ferguson today. Mr Ferguson says there are a number of legal constraints
that must be addressed before the findings can be made public. But, the WA
Greens member Rachel Siewert is calling for the report to be released
today, saying the community should not have to wait any longer."
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Australia's Greens slam miners' anti-tax campaign (Marketwatch)
"CANBERRA (MarketWatch) -- A campaign by mining companies against a
proposed tax increase on mining super profits is fraudulent and the
industry risks losing public support the longer it continues, Greens
leader in Australia's Parliament Bob Brown said Friday. "It's a fraudulent
campaign by the big mining barons who simply want to keep the rake-off,
rip-off profits that they're making out of the minerals resources boom
worldwide out of the property of Australians," he told reporters. In
particular, Brown criticized advertising in Friday's newspapers by Rio
Tinto Ltd that he said suggested the company is running at a loss in
Australia. The advertisement says that in the past 10 years Rio Tinto has
earned A$37.4 billion in after tax profit in Australia and invested A$38.4
billion through capital spending and acquisitions. "If it's indicating
it's running at a loss in the country, why the hell is it worried about a
super profits tax. It doesn't add up. It isn't logical," Brown said. "This
ad, subsidized by taxpayers money, doesn't add anything but confusion to
the debate about the mining tax and is treating Australians like mugs," he
said."
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