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Category Archives: 2016 Federal
Voters in the Hunter will determine the final Senate seat, say Greens
The final Senate seat in NSW is set to be a close contest and fewer than 15,000 voters could decide the outcome, says Greens Senate candidate Michael Osborne. “Election pollsters are suggesting that the final Senate seat in NSW looks … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Federal
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Newcastle To Get Lion’s Share of Transition Funding under Greens Plan
Newcastle and the Hunter Valley will be eligible for a major share of $250 million in upfront investment to support and assist coal workers and coal communities to manage the transition to a low carbon future under a plan announced … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Federal
Tagged climate change, Coal, employment, Global Warming, just transition, manufacturing, Renewable Energy
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Opinion: Perfect Storm for a Progressive Alternative in Newcastle
Newcastle has drawn the short straw when it comes to federal politics. Both Labor and the Coalition, for their own distinct reasons, have effectively abandoned any interest in presenting positive campaigns for the future in this electorate. This has amounted … Continue reading
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Newcastle’s Light Rail Farce Needs Urgent Intervention from Federal Candidates
The Greens candidate for the Federal seat of Newcastle, Dr John Mackenzie, today called on newly endorsed federal Liberal candidates in the Hunter to publicly support the regional community’s concerns about the state Coalition government’s unfolding Newcastle light rail fiasco.
Air Quality Study Reveals Newcastle’s Pollution “Smoking Guns”
The results from the Lower Hunter Particle Characterisation Study released today by the NSW EPA pinpoints the sources of industrial air pollution in Newcastle and provides all the evidence needed for the EPA to embark on a targeted pollution reduction … Continue reading
Media Release: PM must restore cut CSIRO jobs in Newcastle.
Australian Greens Science spokesperson Adam Bandt MP and Greens NSW Senate candidate and Newcastle Councillor Michael Osborne have called on the Prime Minister to restore the jobs that were cut from CSIRO in Newcastle following Tony Abbott’s slashing of $111 … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Federal
Tagged CSIRO, Economic Diversity; Hunter Region, economy, Jobs Plan, transition
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Greens to unveil innovation platform at Newcastle Town Hall forum
Greens MPs Adam Bandt and Senator Lee Rhiannon will join Newcastle Federal Candidate John Mackenzie in Newcastle on Friday 18th March to launch the Greens ‘Bright Ideas for Newcastle’ platform. At the first of a series of public forums in … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Federal, Uncategorized
Tagged Coal, innovation, Jobs Plan, planning, solutions
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Newcastle Uni students to suffer if Turnbull govt cuts funding, introduces $100,000 degrees
MEDIA RELEASE 11 March 2016 Commenting on the news this morning that the federal government’s higher education election platform could retain the 20 percent funding cut proposed under the Abbott government, Greens NSW Senator Lee Rhiannon said: “A 20 … Continue reading
Public Forum: Innovating Our Future
Speakers: Newcastle Greens Candidate Dr John Mackenzie- ‘Planning for resilience to create strong regions’ NSW Senator Lee Rhiannon- ‘Democratic Innovations’ Portfolios: Democracy, International Aid and Development, Local Government MP for Melbourne Adam Bandt- ‘Future Industry’ Portfolios: Arts, Employment and … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Federal
Tagged Coal, future, innovation, Innovation. Planning, resilience
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