Young Greens set to Rock The Vote
The Queensland Greens commend the union movement�s initiative to organise Rock The Vote which is on at the RNA Showgrounds on Saturday. The concert, which has been organised to encourage young peopleRead More…
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Wet Wet Wet Walk Against Warming
Today was a fabulous day. It was a great ‘Walk Against Warming’. I don’t really know how many people were there (1000-1500?), but it was definitely more than twice as many peopleRead More…
Media Release: Howard has stopped watching your boss (disturbing)
That the Commonwealth has stopped monitoring the Work Choices laws is a disturbing reality for Australian workers, leaving workers out on their own to tackle the complex employment landscape. Today�s revelation byRead More…
Greens National Conference Day 2
Today’s conference covered internal party affairs. It is always wonderful at Greens meetings to see and experience consensus decision making and grassroots democracy in full effect. All good stuff. Tonight South AustralianRead More…
Greens National Conference Day 1
Today Australian Greens convenor Juanita Wheeler welcomed delegates from all state and territories around Australia to The Greens National Conference in Adelaide. Discussions and workshops featured intelligent exchanging of ideas and livelyRead More…
Global Young Greens Conference briefing meeting – Nov 2
Please forward to your networks and post to your mailing lists. Global Young Greens Conference Briefing meeting (Queensland contingency) Date – Thursday November 2 Time – 6.30pm Location – Ahimsa House, 26Read More…
Media Release: Wash your mouth out with soap, Abbott, say Greens
The report released today by Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) that showed at least 500,000 low income Australians are on waiting lists for public dental care highlights an urgent need forRead More…
Parliament House
Visited Parliament House today. It was an absolutely fabulous experience. Visited the Senate. It was sitting. Senators speaking, other Senators speaking over the top of them, “rubarb rubarb” from the floor. WhispersRead More…
Greens National Policy Conference Day 2
Thoroughly enjoyed today. I am utterly proud of our new Immigration and Refugee policy and I look forward to presenting it to the public when the times comes. kssocium.com.ua www.goodportal.com.ua/
Greens National Policy Conference Day 1
Flew to Canberra this morning to be part of the Greens National Policy Conference which is on this weekend. Great day. The consensus decision making process was incredibly effective and it wasRead More…
Letter to Jim Soorley and Sunday Mail Editor – the Exclusive Brethren
Dear Jim & SM Editor, Jim, I appreciated your comments in The Sunday Mail offering readers additional information in relation to the Exclusive Brethren. I liked your angle that we are allRead More…
Me = Spokesperson for Education, Industrial Relations and Health
Today I became spokesperson for Education, Industrial Relations and Health. I am really looking forward to the new challenge. That said, having contested three elections (one federal and two state) it’s beenRead More…
Queensland Greens State Conference Day 2
Today we had a guest speaker, Professor John Quiggin, who’s an ARC Federation Fellow in Economics and Political Science at the University of Queensland. In fact, he grabbed our attention when heRead More…
Queensland Greens State Conference Day 1
A great day. Held the Qld Greens AGM in the afternoon. Stood down as Deputy Convenor and Acting Secretary. Sweet relief! We enjoyed an amazing lunch and freshly roasted and ground coffeeRead More…
Volunteering is great! Yeah! Yeah!
Worked from 5pm-midnight organising Greens State Conference which is set for this weekend. Nursing the flu. Urgh. This is my last administrative job before handing over the Qld Greens Management Committee reignsRead More…
To preselect or not preselect, that is the question
To preselect for the Senate or not preselect for the Senate, that is the question… www.lifebud.kiev.ua/ http://www.kvartiraarenda.com.ua/
Election Day in Chatsworth
Today was a good day. Joined in the handshake queue at the Belmont booth with Labor’s heavies on my right and Liberal’s heavies on my left. To my right was Chris Bombolas,Read More…
Steve Irwin’s message was conservation
I – like most Australians – was in shock yesterday when hearing of Steve’s Irwin’s death. Love him or hate him, the crocodile hunter provided a clear message of conservation to AustraliaRead More…