With news that the L-Etape Cycle Race in its current form has been cancelled, The Greens are calling on Wollongong City Council to invite the L-Etape organizers to consider adding Wollongong to the race route instead of the Shoalhaven. Greens candidate for the council elections Jess Whittaker said “Our region would be mad to let…
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Screening of Prison: Breaking the Cycle
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On Monday 16 July the Greens will host a film screening in Dapto that follows prison wardens and inmates behind the scenes in one of America’s most notorious jails, Attica, and one of Norway’s jails, Halden prison. Greens MP and Justice Spokesperson David Shoebridge said that the screening is particularly topical in the region given…
Greens Call for Independent Misconduct Complaint Commission
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The Australian Greens say that the McLachlan claims show it’s time for an independent misconduct complaint commission. News this morning that performer Craig McLachlan has been accused of sexual misconduct by a number of former colleagues shows women can’t wait for the industry to reform itself, Australian Greens media spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has said.…
Greens Keeping a light on Qantas
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Adam Bandt MP today said that the Greens’ Senate inquiry into Qantas had been vindicated by the evidence presented to it this week. “Shining a light on Qantas’ activities has, if anything, made the Greens even more concerned about the airline and even more determined to keep it as a genuine national carrier. Mr Brandt…