Lee Rhiannon - Parliamentary e-brief

The Greens Parliamentary E-Brief - No. 75
21 November 2002

From the offices of Greens Senator Kerry Nettle and Greens MLCs Lee
Rhiannon & Ian Cohen

IN THIS E-BRIEF

1. Updates
2. Greens media
3. Greens in Parliament
4. What's on?
5. Reports
6. Websites plus
7. Jobs Vacant
8. Contact Details for Greens MP's

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1. UPDATES

WTO, PROTESTS AND A MISGUIDED POLICE MINISTER

When the World Trade Organisation came to Sydney last week many people recognised that they had a responsibility to protest at the latest attempt by this highly secretive organisation to open up the service sector in Australia and other countries by forcing privatisations of key public services.

Sections of the NSW Labor government saw things quite differently. Rather than take a stand in support of the public ownership of education, health, telecommunications and water services Premier Carr let his Police Minister Michael Costa loose to mount a frenzied attack on the civil liberties of people who wanted to protest against the WTO.

Whilst overall the protests were peaceful there were incidents of police violence. The NSW government clearly had its own agenda as day after day the Minister for Police worked the talkback programs and the tabloids to spruik a message that was way off the mark. Labor believes its hard line law and order stance has delivered them into power at the past two elections and it appears that they are now attempting to misrepresent legitimate protest as part of that agenda. The next NSW election is just four months away.

When the Minister for Police moved to ban protests and the carrying of banners Greens MPs Ian Cohen and Lee Rhiannon announced that they would still participate. Ian and Lee joined the march through city streets and have continued to speak out in the NSW parliament in support of the right to protest and against the WTO, despite unpleasant attacks from some MPs.

Senator Kerry Nettle's office helped keep the message of the WTO protest to the fore by hosting a press conference on the eve of the WTO meeting. Kerry was joined by Dr Pat Ranald from AFTINET, James Avanitakis from AID/WATCH and Moree Mifsud of the Combined Pensioner Association in highlighting the democracy, equity and sustainability threats posed by the WTO negotiations for members of the Canberra press gallery.

For an accurate and entertaining analysis of the WTO protests check out Margot Kingston's piece in her regular Web Diary section at
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/11/14/1037080841619.html

And for background to the Civil Disobedience Today Forum, hosted by Greens MP Lee Rhiannon in the NSW Parliament check out http://www.international.activism.uts.edu.au. The Minister for Police misrepresented this event as a training session for violent WTO protesters. The Greens were proud to host an event at parliament that explored the history and philosophy of civil disobedience.

CARR GOVERNMENT FAILS THE BUSH

November 19 was the deadline for the Government to legislate for the protection of western woodlands such as Pilliga, Goonoo and Bebo, and they have failed to deliver. Their inaction makes way for business as usual: more logging, burning, clearing and destruction of habitat that will see many of our woodland birds and mammals become extinct in our lifetime.

Ian Cohen said "Their failure sends an unmistakable message to the people of NSW - this Government is more concerned about beating their chests and whipping up public hysteria and the politics of fear than actually seeking and implementing solutions to the worst problems of our time. Despite all the rhetoric, the environment runs a poor last for a Government and a party at the beck and call of vested interests."

PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THIRD M5 EAST INQUIRY

The battle to breath clean air in Sydney's south continues with RAPS (Residents Against Polluting Stacks) forcing the NSW government to another public hearing. This, the third M5 East Stack Inquiry, has closed after taking evidence yesterday from M5 East and future Cross City Tunnel builder BHBB, the NSW RTA, the CSIRO, the NSW Health Department and members of the local M5 East community.

The three Inquiries into the stack have now taken over 600 written submissions. (The recent national Federal Esten Inquiry into Telstra took around the same). The Inquiry is due to report on 5 December 2002.

Read the Inquiry transcript at the link on the RAPS website -
http://savewollicreek.8m.com/welcome.htm

BIG VICTORY AT THE SYDNEY HILTON

Sydney's Hilton Hotel workers have won a magnificent victory thanks to a strong campaign by the sacked workers and their union - the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union - and an on-line campaign that mobilised protest emails from more than 3,000 people from around the world. Interestingly in talks with Australia's LHMU Hotel Union, the Hilton management acknowledged that the on-line campaign, organised by LaborStart, had hurt them as well as support from high-profile international people like Rev. Jesse Jackson and solidarity from trade unions and trade unionists. The union has learnt that the hotel is so aware of the effect of the email campaign that they plan to write to all 3,000 people, individually, to tell them they have made peace with the union.

The Greens supported this campaign by joining the sacked workers at rallies outside the Hilton, and Lee Rhiannon was one of the speakers.

NATIONAL HEADSCARF DAY

This week Kerry made a speech in Parliament about National Headscarf Day. National Headscarf Day is an initiative designed to show our solidarity with women who have been the target of racially motivated attacks against the Muslim community in Sydney recently. On November 29 Australian women are invited to wear a headscarf in public for the day to show that the perpetrators of this racist abuse do not speak for us when they engage in this behaviour. For more information please contact Avigail Abarbanel - avigail@netspace.net.au.

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2. GREENS MEDIA

Remember that you can sign up to have all Greens Media Releases emailed straight to your inbox at http://www.greens.org.au

Media Releases put out since October 30 below. For the full text of a Media Release email dan.cass@parliament.nsw.gov.au or visit http://www.nsw.greens.org.au/lee/media

20 November 2002
Bills gridlock, but no agenda for change
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said today that the Labor Party was not presenting a credible agenda for another term of Government, despite pushing a list of 52 bills forward for the last few days before the term of this Parliament ends.

20 November 2002
Bush sacrificed to bare earth barons and shock-jocks
The Greens MLC Ian Cohen today accused the Carr Government of failing the bush.
"November 19 was the deadline for the Government to legislate for the protection of western woodlands such as Pilliga, Goonoo and Bebo, and they have failed to deliver. Their inaction makes way for business as usual: more logging, burning, clearing and destruction of habitat that will see many of our woodland birds and mammals become extinct in our lifetime.

19 November 2002
Greens move for Parliament terror powers role
Greens MPs Ian Cohen and Lee Rhiannon said today that the Parliament should have power to scrutinise the use of the powerful new anti-terrorism powers announced by Premier Bob Carr.

19 November 2002
Sickness is not a 'lifestyle' choice
Senator Kerry Nettle has today called on the Government and ALP to join The Greens in committing to abolish the 30% private health insurance rebate as a necessary first step toward saving the Australian public health system.

18 November 2002
Election ploy behind Carr's anti-terrorist laws
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon today called on Premier Bob Carr to immediately make available his government's new anti-terrorist bill, so MPs have some time to examine it prior to the debate in Parliament.

15 November 2002
Surf clubs continue hotel push
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon has warned that yesterday's announcement by Gaming and Racing Minister Mr Richard Face will advance the push by surf clubs to become de facto taverns.

15 November 2002
Greens call for inquiry into Costa's protest policing
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said today that the Greens will push for an inquiry into the Police Minister's predictions of violence at the peaceful WTO protests and his policy of zero tolerance policing.

14 November 2002
Media injury as policing codes ignored
Greens MPs Lee Rhiannon and Ian Cohen are today participating in the anti-WTO protests as part of the peaceful Greens contingent. Ms Rhiannon today said:
"Inappropriate crowd control measures have resulted in the injury of a journalist covering a peaceful WTO protest in Sydney's CBD. The UN Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials states that it is not appropriate to use force to disperse a peaceful protest even if it is technically an illegal one.

14 November 2002
Greens call for enforced police standards at WTO
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon will write to Premier Bob Carr today asking him to guarantee that NSW Police obey the UN Code Of Conduct For Law Enforcement Officials while on duty at the WTO protests.

14 November 2002
Greens win vital Callan Park amendments
The Greens last night won Upper House support for crucial amendments to Labor's Callan Park (Special Provisions) Bill. Greens MP Lee Rhiannon today said: "The Greens are thrilled that we succeeded in removing the threat of commercial activities in Callan Park.

14 November 2002
What price a Free Trade Agreement?
Senator Kerry Nettle has raised concerns over the Prime Minister's announcement today of Free Trade Agreement negotiations with the US, in light of the Government's refusal to rule out deals on media content, the PBS, and the operations of the Foreign Investment Review Board.

13 November 2002
Majors caught in pecuniary interest conflicts
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said today that the major parties should support Greens reforms to pecuniary interest rules for MPs in NSW. Ms Rhiannon said, "The rules encourage sneakiness and omissions. The NSW Parliament lags far behind the rules of the Senate because MPs are allowed to hide their interests behind their families.

13 November 2002
Democracy under-threat from WTO secrecy
Senator Kerry Nettle today joined with a range of community groups to support the peaceful protests occurring in Sydney this week, raising community opposition to secretive WTO negotiations that threaten public services and global equity.

13 November 2002
Costa Needs to go Back to his Roots
Greens MLC Ian Cohen today claimed Michael Costa had previously supported dissenters and needed to remind himself about where he'd come from. "In a 1999 interview with Workers Online Michael Costa said "Strategies evolve and ideas evolve as circumstances change. What we always need is the people who have the courage to advance new ideas and an environment that doesn't penalise them for doing so."

13 November 2002
Anderson's Telstra accusations 'pure fantasy'
In response to the deputy PM John Anderson's comments regarding a future Telstra sale, Senator Kerry Nettle has described the idea of Greens' support for any sale as pure fantasy. "The Deputy Prime Minister's comments today were way off the mark." Senator Nettle said.

12 November 2002
Greens warn on Carr's terrorism policing laws
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said today that Premier Bob Carr should quash rumours of draconian provisions in the planned terrorism policing laws by providing details of the legislation at least 1 week before they are tabled in Parliament.

12 November 2003
NSW Government bans WTO demonstrations
NSW Greens MP Ian Cohen has condemned the NSW Government's announcement that protests will be banned in the city this week as community resistance builds against the World Trade Organisation summit to commence on Thursday.

12 November 2002
No war in Iraq, Doctors' orders
Greens Senator Kerry Nettle has called on the Government to head the warnings outlined in an international report detailing the massive human and environmental costs that would result from a war in Iraq.

8 November 2002
Civil disobedience under attack by majors
Organisers of a forum about civil disobedience held in State Parliament today hailed the meeting as a success but warned that both major parties had an agenda to undermine individual rights in Australia. Ms Rhiannon said, "The meeting was a great success. At the rate that the major parties are undermining civil liberties in Australia, we will have to have another similar seminar in the future.

8 November 2002
Carr abandoned free speech
Greens MPs Ian Cohen and Lee Rhiannon today criticised Labor Premier Bob Carr for allowing Police Minister Michael Costa to try to close down an academic forum on peaceful protest to be held in Parliament House. In a joint statement, Lee Rhiannon and Ian Cohen said, "Bob Carr should have called the Police Minister to task and defended free speech.

8 November 2002
Container deposit legislation - An easy solution to waste problems
The overwhelming support for Container Deposit Legislation [CDL] at the recent Australian Local Government Association conference reflects the groundswell of support in favour of deposits and take-back refunds on bottles and on other items such as supermarket trolleys and plastic bags.

7 November 2002
Greens to reveal Government opinion polls
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon will tomorrow release a list of publicly funded opinion polls that have been previously made available only to Government Ministers and their departments. Ms Rhiannon said, "The Greens hope that the Government has not been using public funds for political advantage by conducting opinion polls for exclusive use by Labor Ministers.

7 November 2002
Labor and Liberal join forces to crack down on free speech
Senator Kerry Nettle has condemned moves by NSW Police Minister, Michael Costa, and federal Justice Minister, Chris Ellison, to introduce new laws to ban protest websites. "There are serious issues around criminal use of the internet, I'd advise Mr Costa and Ellison to concentrate on these rather than demonising peaceful protesters concerned about the damaging policies of the WTO." Senator Nettle said.

7 November 2002
Greens express concerns over police aggression at Narangba nuclear irradiation site.
Senator Kerry Nettle has today written to the Premier, Peter Beattie and his police minister, Tony McGrady expressing concerns over the reported increases in police aggression at the Narangba food irradiation site, and calling on the Queensland Government to scrap the plans for the proposed nuclear facility.

6 November 2002
Budget costings close out Greens alternatives
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said today that the major parties should support the Greens having access to Treasury costings of their campaign proposals because the public are seeking new economic solutions to long-term problems. Ms Rhiannon said, "We want the capacity to have our campaign proposals fully costed. Even though we are only looking at getting a handful of Upper and Lower House seats, we want the capacity to produce Treasury-certified costings of the announcements we will make in the campaign.

6 November 2002
Rhiannon invites Costa to meeting
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said today that the Police Minister had been invited to this Friday's academic and activist meeting on peaceful protest at Parliament House so he would be less likely to misrepresent what happens. Ms Rhiannon said, "The Police Minister chose to misrepresent a seminar and panel discussion as a training session during question time last Thursday. "He then ran around creating a media campaign against the right of citizens to freely meet and talk about politics without checking his facts first.

6 November 2002
Carr Needs Wentworth Briefing
Greens MLC Ian Cohen today called on Bob Carr to listen to the Wentworth Group.
"Finally we have a group of scientists prepared to speak out on the key land management issues facing Australia and NSW in particular. The Premier should immediately invite them to give him a presentation similar to the one they made to John Howard and Federal Cabinet yesterday.

5 November 2002
Costa's handgun nightmare for police
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said today that NSW Police Minister Michael Costa is creating an enforcement nightmare for the Police by begging for a vast armoury of different semi-automatic firearms to be excluded from the national handgun ban. Ms Rhiannon said, "Reports from the Darwin Police Ministers Conference indicate that the NSW Police Minister has thrown his endorsement behind 250 different semi-automatic weapons remaining legal and widely available.

5 November 2002
Cabinet must act to end Landclearing
Senator Kerry Nettle today called on the Prime Minister to introduce national laws to curb land clearing as a critical first step towards saving the Australian bush from environmental devastation. The Prime Minister is chairing today's cabinet sustainable environment committee meeting examining the Wentworth Group's recommendations contained in 'Blueprint for a Living Continent'.

1 November 2002
Costa bungle as Labor President approves forum
Greens MP Lee Rhiannon today accused Labor Police Minister Michael Costa of pursuing a law and order beat up by distorting the nature of a forum about civil disobedience being hosted by the Greens in NSW Parliament House. Ms Rhiannon said, "Labor's President Meredith Burgmann approved the meeting weeks ago so Michael Costa is being hypocritical.

1 November 2002
Greens do not support violence
Greens MP Ian Cohen came out in support of his counterpart in the NSW Parliament Lee Rhiannon MLC today by emphasising that the Greens never have and never will condone violence. Ian Cohen MLC said, "The Greens are firmly committed to peace and non-violent action. We would never support activists taking violent action, and we do not condone violence of any kind.

3. GREENS IN PARLIAMENT

For details of sitting dates for 2002, speeches and questions are available at the parliamentary websites (details below). Please note Greens MPs ask many Questions on Notice - these are too numerous to list here. These can also be found at the parliamentary websites.

Federal Parliament
http://www.aph.gov.au/
For a complete list of Senators
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/senators/los.pdf
For a complete list of members of the House of Representatives
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/memlist120802.pdf

Kerry's Parliamentary Speeches
11/11 Research Involving Embryos Bill 2002
13/11 WTO
15/11 Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2002: Contingent Motion
19/11 National Headscarf Day
19/11 Medical Indemnity Agreement (Financial Assistance - Binding Commonwealth Obligations) Bill 2002
19/11 Australian Crime Commission

All Kerry's speeches (both Parliamentary and non-parliamentary) will soon be available in hard copy, PDF, and audio file (where possible).

Questions
18/11 Lucas Heights
13/11 Trade - United States

Motions
13/11 Collateral Damage Report
13/11 WTO/GATS Access and Transparency
19/11 Timor Gap Treaty justice for Timorese

NSW Parliament

http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au
For a complete list of Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly members http://bulletin/prod/web/phweb.nsf/frames/members

Ian Cohen
Speeches, Questions Without Notice, Motions
19/11/2002 Civil Liability Amendment (Personal Responsibility) Bill (Second Reading)
19/11/2002 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Standard Minimum Sentencing) Bill (Second Reading)
19/11/2002 Firewood Collection And Use (Adjournment)
14/11/2002 World Trade Organisation Protest (Questions Without Notice)
14/11/2002 Public Health Amendment (Juvenile Smoking) Bill (Second Reading)
13/11/2002 Food Act 1989: Disallowance Of Food Amendment (MSG) Regulation
13/11/2002 Callan Park (Special Provisions) Bill (Second Reading, In Committee)
12/11/2002 Liverpool Area Bus Transitway (Questions Without Notice)
12/11/2002 Standing Committee On Parliamentary Privilege And Ethics (Report: Report On Inquiry Into The Pecuniary Interests Register)
12/11/2002 Lake Cathie Residential Development (Adjournment)

Lee Rhiannon
Speeches, Questions Without Notice, Motions
20/11/2002 Motion on Class Sizes in Public Schools
19/11/2002 Assistant Commissioner Of Police Ms Lola Scott (Questions Without Notice)
14/11/2002 Police Treatment Of Erin Patterson (Adjournment)
13/11/2002 World Trade Organisation Protest (Questions Without Notice)
13/11/2002 Food Act 1989: Disallowance Of Food Amendment (MSG) Regulation
13/11/2002 Callan Park (Special Provisions) Bill (Second Reading, In Committee)
13/11/2002 World Trade Organization Protest (Adjournment)
12/11/2002 Interpretation Act 1987: Disallowance Of Petroleum (Onshore) Regulation
12/11/2002 Standing Committee On Parliamentary Privilege And Ethics "Report On Inquiry Into The Pecuniary Interests Register

Greens MPs regularly present petitions for different groups. Make sure your petition is worded correctly so it will be accepted by Parliament. Details are available on the parliament websites.

4. WHAT'S ON

Please note - information about events is reproduced here as received, and the Greens are not responsible for the organisation or conduct of non-Greens events.

Public Meeting: SAVE BOTANY BEACH
7pm Botany RSL Botany Rd, 1421 Botany Rd Botany 2019

Visit http://www.savebotanybeach.com for more information about the proposed container terminal development.

NEWCASTLE FOREST FESTIVAL NOV 23-25
There will be a forest festival near Newcastle next weekend starting sunset Saturday Nov 23-24 followed by a forest action nearby on Monday Nov 25.

BANDS, DJ'S, BUSHWALKS, WORKSHOPS. Celebrate Old growth!

Contact: Mary on 4929-4395 for carpooling from Newcastle and pick-ups from Dungog train station.Website for more info on local forest and campaign: http://www.geocities.com/black_bulga

Inquiries ring (02) 4929-4395.

Critical Mass Harbour Bridge Ride
Sydney: Friday 29th November, 5:30pm, Hyde Park North.

Critical Mass is a globally synchronised movement that aims to promote cycling and demonstrate that there is an alternative to the dependence on cars, fossil fuels and more roads foisted upon us by governments in the pockets of corporations.

Join Critical Mass - the monthly celebration of sustainable transport. Ride your bike/skateboard/scooter/skates around the city in the party-like atmosphere and friendly banter of a few hundred like-minded individuals. In Sydney this month is the annual bridge ride, our biggest ride of the year. 1500 cyclists take the whole northbound side of the bridge for the 10 minutes it takes us to cross. Food stalls in North Sydney afterwards

Wollongong: departing at around 5:00 pm from the Northfields Taxi rank at Wollongong Uni. Newcastle: 4.30pm Pacific Park, Pacific St, Newcastle to lots of different routes, picnics and soccer matches etc.
Check out the website for more details: http://www.criticalmass.org.au/

Sat 30 Nov - Walk Against the War: No War on Iraq: No Australian Involvement.
12 noon, Sydney Town Hall. The Walk will end with performances in the Domain

Speakers and performers include John Pilger, John Howard (actor), Judy Davis, Sharon Burrow, CNNNN (The Chaser), Jenny Morris, Sheikh AlHilali, Rawan Abdul Nabi, Bishop Pat Power, Leonardo's Bride, Kassim Abood (President Iraqi Migrants Council), Dr Sue Wareham (President, Medical Association for the Prevention of War); Cafe at the Gates of Salvation, Peter Combe (Children's singer and songwriter).

Walk against the War Coalition: Bruce Childs 9386 1240; Hannah Middleton 0418 668 098; Nick Everett 0409 762 081
Email the organisers at nov30walk@yahoo.com.au Website: http://www.palmsunday.socialchange.net.au

To keep in touch with the peace movement join the announcement list, email nov30walk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Send donations to 'Walk against the War Coalition, PO Box A899 Sydney South 1235
Our thanks to: Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust

You are cordially invited to attend the commemoration and Centenary Celebration of one of the first nations in the world to grant Women the right to vote.
DATE: Saturday, December 14th
PLACE: Concord Memorial Hall, directly above the Concord Function Centre, 140 Majors Bay Rd, and corner Davidson Ave, Concord. (The entrance for the upstairs venue is also on the Davidson Ave side.)

TIME: 8.00pm-10.00pm

Guest Speakers will include some of our Greens Women Parliamentarians and Greens Candidate for Drummoyne, Mersina Soulos, reflecting on what has been achieved, along with future issues and concerns.

Our local acapella group will be performing. Entry by Donation. For more information and RSVP please contact Mersina on 9743 4369. This function is being organised by the Inner West Greens.

WOMEN IN BLACK
Against War and Violence
SILENT VIGIL First Thursday every month
5.30pm to 6.30pm
SYDNEY TOWN HALL
We invite all women to stand in vigil on the steps of Sydney Town Hall wearing
the black clothing of bereavement, to mourn the dead and express our opposition
to all forms of violence. Women in Black is an international network of women
who share a common philosophy of opposition to militarism and violence.
http://www.womeninblackoz.com

5. REPORTS

NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service Briefing Paper No. 14/2002 entitled
Drought by Stewart Smith
http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/web/PHWebContent.nsf/PHPages/ResearchBf142002

6. WEBSITES PLUS

Interested in Global Greens issues - email Deb Foskey debf@cyberone.com.au and request her regular updates.

Want to share your favourite website? - send in your hot tips.

This week's hot site:

http://untl.labor.net.au
UNTL Library Project
National University of East Timor
The website details the destruction and rebuilding of tertiary education in East Timor and the efforts underway to create a new University Library.

GREENS

http://www.greens.org.au
http://www.greens.org.au/bobbrown
http://www.nsw.greens.org.au
http://www.nsw.greens.org.au/lee
http://www.nsw.greens.org.au/ian
http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au

GREENS INTERNATIONAL
http://www.greens.org.nz
http://www.gp.org
http://www.europeangreens.org

Friends of Callan Park
http://www.callanpark.com

Rio Plus 10
http://www.radioearthsummit.org/
http://www.rio-plus-10.org
http://act.greenpeace.org/1029415619/index_html
http://196.22.194.195/email.asp
http://196.22.194.195/sosplanet.asp?Lang=
http://196.22.194.195/pup-ecard.asp?ecardid=1
http://196.22.194.195/pup-ecard.asp?ecardid=2

Responsible Politics. A quick way to check out where the money comes from for US elections.
http://www.opensecrets.org

RAIN (Real Alternatives Information Network)
http://www.web.net/rain/UG-readings.htm

Responsible Politics. A quick way to check out where the money comes from for US elections.
http://www.opensecrets.org

Give all Australian women access to community led 1-on-1 midwifery care http://www.communitymidwifery.iinet.net.au/nmapcampaign/nmapindex.html

No animal testing - No animal ingredients
http:// www.crueltyfreeshop.com.au

Students and Sustainability Conference 2002
http://www.asen.org.au/ss2002/

Key forest campaign northeast NSW
http://www.nefa.org.au/jilliby

Justice Action
http://www.justiceaction.org.au

Active-Sydney
http://www.active.org.au/sydney

Indigenous rights
http://www.AboriginalPhilosophyFarm.com/project2002/index.html

Coalition for Justice for Refugees
Website: http://www.angelfire.com/film/ausnews

Whistleblowers Organisation
http://www.whistleblowers.org.au/

Australian Conservation Foundation
http://www.acfonline.org.au

No second nuclear reactor
http://www.cat.org.au/spannr/

Bio-diesel
http://www.biodiesel.org.au

Friends of the ABC
http://www.FABC.org.au

Australian Republic
http://www.republicnow.org

Campaign to stop a charcoal plant in southeastern NSW:
http://www.acr.net.au/~coastwatchers/charcoalition

Earthshare Australia - new Social Change Training Program.
http://www.earthshare.org.au/training/

Report smoking vehicles in NSW
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/esdsmoky/

Sign a petition for animal rights
http://gopetition.com site.

Check out who your boss hangs out with
http://www.bosswatch.labor.net.au/

EMR Association of Australia Inc - a consumer advocacy group on the issue of electromagnetic radiation
http://ssec.org.au/emraa

Myall Creek Massacre and the beautiful memorial now at Myall Creek overlooking the site. A major symbol of Truth History and Reconciliation for Australia.
http://www.myallcreekmemorial.com.au

7. Jobs Vacant

Mineral Policy Institute
Office Coordinator (Full-time, Sydney-based, part-time arrangements will also be considered)

The Mineral Policy Institute is seeking a super-efficient administrator to be our new Office Coordinator, based in our Sydney office.

The Office & Communications Manager has responsibility for the effective day to day management of MPI's office, administrative, financial, membership/supporter database and communications systems. The Office & Communications Manager is also responsible for liaison with MPI's members, supporters and volunteers including regular bulletins about MPI activities and events. The work will involve organising some events, actions and forums for members and supporters.

Salary: Equivalent rates to ACF/ASU Agreement 1999, Conservation Officer Grade 4 - approx $39,000 p.a including super.

Organisation Profile:
The Mineral Policy Institute (MPI) is a small but dynamic community-based environmental and human rights organisation, based in Sydney, Australia. MPI provides research and advocacy support to communities whose environments and human rights are being abused by the activities of mining and energy corporations. MPI advocates for a minerals and energy future that is based on ecological sustainability, human rights and corporate accountability. MPI's focus is the Asia Pacific region, and on the activities of Australian companies operations globally.

Applications will be accepted by email to Geoff Evans - campaign@mpi.org.au or by post to MPI, PO Box 89, Erskineville, NSW, 2043. For further details about MPI and of the position description check the MPI website: http://www.mpi.org.au or contact Geoff Evans at campaign@mpi.org.au or ph) 02 9557 9019 or 0418 261 404.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: Friday, December 13th