Hi everyone,
You have been contacted because you are part of a community group which has worked alongside the Greens on issues in the community or on legislation in the parliament or perhaps because you are an individual who is concerned about this country's future. Consequently we thought that you would like to receive some real news about what the Greens are saying during this election campaign.
Sadly most mainstream media outlets focus on only two people - John Howard and Kevin Rudd and we get extensive reporting on everything that they say and do or even what they shouldn't have said or done! There is, therefore, little reporting on the excellent policy announcements by the Australian Greens Senators and Senate candidates.
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Rachel’s work
www.rachelsiewert.org.au Rachel has been working very closely with various Indigenous groups on the growing number of problems affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. This has included the Close the Gap campaign, criticising the NT Intervention, highlighting successful community initiatives that need support and advocating for more community consultation, as well as addressing the problems associated with development of the Burrup peninsula and the need for a national plan to address the housing crisis.
The effects of climate change on agriculture has also been of grave concern to Rachel, who is insisting that more farm assistance money should be directed to helping farmers transition to climate resilient farming systems. With the desperate need to develop a strategy addressing both food security and the need to help our agricultural sector deal with climate change, she and Christine succeeded in getting a Senate Inquiry into the future of agriculture in a drying climate and she spoke out in Adelaide recently about the urgent need to deal with the crisis in the Murray Darling basin.
Rachel also launched the Greens’ Caring for Parents and Kids initiative this month, with particular focus on paid parental leave, accessible and affordable child care and achieving a sensible work/life balance.
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GreensBlog
www.greensblog.org This is the official blog for the Australian Greens Senators, who will be posting on various topics throughout the campaign.
Latest postings include:
Exclusive Brethren, Restricted Democracy by Christine Milne
If you didn’t see last night’s Four Corners on the Exclusive Brethren, I highly recommend that you watch it online here on Four Corners’ excellent website. Continue Reading »
Reconciliation finally back on the agenda? by Rachel Siewert
Last night John Howard yet again demonstrated his canny knack for pulling an issue out of the hat and setting a new political (and media) agenda. The big surprise for many of us was the choice of reconciliation … by proposing constitutional recognition for Australia’s first people. Continue Reading »
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YouTube
www.youtube.com/australiangreens This is the official Australian Greens YouTube Channel and includes videos posted by current and future Australia Greens Parliamentarians.
www.youtube.com/SenatorRachelSiewert I’ve also launched my own YouTube Channel, to enable me to post video messages about issues happening in politics, upcoming events or viral videos on the internet.
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Get Involved
www.greens.org.au This is the official Australian Greens website and includes information on policies as well as current hot issues.
I’d also encourage you to contact my office if you’d like to be kept up to date or just get involved.
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Keep up to date with GreensMedia
If you would like to receive copies of media releases from our Senators and Lead Senate Candidates during the election campaign, please go to this website and follow the prompts:
http://lists.greens.org.au/cgi-bin/mailman/options/media You can opt for daily digests (one email per day) – to keep you up to date and informed of your Australian Greens representatives and their work.
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Future Events
Make sure you put these upcoming dates in your diary!
Wednesday 7th November 2007 – 10am – Curtin University Graduate School
Women in the New Workplaces - Rachel will be speaking alongside Pr. Alison Preston, Lisa Heap and Simone McGurk on the effects of Workchoices and Welfare to Work on Australian women. More details >>
Saturday 20th October 2007 – 11am – Kings Park
GetUp in Perth – GetUp are meeting up, where there will be lots of people to talk to about the important issues. It’s a fantastic chance to get involved in their great work. More details >>
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Take Action, Green Action and get involved - we need to restore democracy to the Senate!
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Thank you
Senator Rachel Siewert
Australian Greens Senator for Western Australia
Tim Norton
Communications and Campaigns
Office of Senator Rachel Siewert
Australian Greens Senator for Western Australia
Tim.Norton@aph.gov.auwww.rachelsiewert.org.au Electorate Office
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Canberra Office
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