Sylvia Hale, Greens MLC
If there is one right this society should cherish, it is the right to protest and speak out against injustice.
“The Greens are part of a growing voice that calls for community-based empowering solutions that redistribute wealth equitably. We recognise the important role of government intervention in the economy and public ownership of resources and institutions. We recognise that global challenges require both local and global solutions.” Sylvia Hale.
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2010 Juanita Nielsen Memorial Lecture
THE GREENS MAINSTREAM PARTY OR MINOR IRRITANT?
The Greens currently have five federal senators, 21 state parliamentarians, and over 100 local councillors, including 73 in NSW alone. In the 2010 Juanita Nielsen Memorial Lecture, NSW Greens MP Sylvia Hale will discuss whether the Greens are a mainstream party or just a minor irritant.
Monday 21st March 2010
Mori Gallery, 168 Day Street, Sydney.
Organised by Greens MP Lee Rhiannon.
RSVP 0468 540 203 or JNlecture@gmail.com
Dr Shirley Fitzgerald, a City of Sydney Historian and Adjunct Professor at UTS , will introduce the life and times of Juanita Nielsen.
MC: Greens Warringah Councillor Conny Harris.
Minister misrepresents real costs for councils of rate-pegging
NSW MLC Sylvia Hale, Greens spokesperson on Local Government, said that the government was setting councils up to fail when it pegged rates but ignored councils’ increased costs.
Greens call on Keneally to debate planning laws
Following media reports over the weekend that NSW Premier Kristina Keneally has called for a “mature public debate” over State Government plans to allow the Government to forcibly acquire private property, the Greens have called for the Premier to debate them face-to-face.
Urban Taskforce ‘shying away from public scrutiny’
Complaints by property lobby group the Urban Taskforce that the Government is ‘shying away’ from using its powers under Part 3A of the Planning Act to approve nine large developments in western Sydney indicate how spectacularly bad those projects must be say The Greens.
Time to throw some light on the secret side of SHFA
Today’s Sydney Morning Herald (“Foreshore property deal rocks the boat”, 12 March) raises serious doubts about the leasing policies and procedures of the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (SHFA), say The Greens.
Yet another Government attack on community rights
“Compulsory land acquisition should be solely for the purpose of the public interest and not for private profit,” said Greens MP and spokesperson on Planning Sylvia Hale.
2010 Juanita Nielsen Memorial lecture
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