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Greens (WA) MLC for the North Metropolitan Region

Current Issues

Climate Change

• Climate Change: Another Hot Topic, Climate change is already having severe impacts across the world and in Australia we are well behind in properly recognising, let alone addressing the problem.
• Response to the Premier's Climate Change Action Statement, by Paul Llewellyn MLC and Giz Watson MLC

Energy Conservation

• Perth: Moving Beyond the 'City of Lights', Media Release, 28 March 2008

Human Rights

• Tibet Motion Passes Senate Without Dissent, Senate Motion moved by Senator Bob Brown, 15 May 2008

Nuclear Energy

• Government Abandons Promise on Uranium: Uranium Mining Bill Defeated, Media Release, 10 April 2008
• Government running from debate on uranium mining, say Greens, Media Release, 15 November 2007
• Western Australia's Ban on Uranium Mining - Make it Law! I urge all Greens members to commit to lobbying for a law to ban uranium mining in WA.
• Petition to implement the (Uranium Mining (Implementation of Government Commitments) Bill 2007)
• Don't buy the Nuclear Con: Six reason why the solution to global warming isn't nuclear power
• Nuclear costs low-balled to keep it in the energy debate, by Dr Ben McNeil
• The nuclear story from a GWA perspective 1996-2006

Perth Hills

• At the request of Perth hills residents, Giz has developed a draft Perth Hills Planning Bill to better protect and plan for the future of the Perth Hills.

Prostitution

• Greens’ Position on Prostitution: Why the Greens support changes to the laws on sex work, Position Statement, November 2007

Tibet

• Support Human Rights in Tibet! Statement and Media Release, 3 April 2008
• Tibet - Human Rights Abuses, Adjournment Debate, 20 March 2008

Some Recent Media Releases and Speeches

• Major Parties Block Donations Transparency, Media Release, 25 June 2008
• Migrants need special services, Media Release, 11 June 2008
• Greens welcome Corrective Services Advisory Council, Media Release, 11 June 2008
• Government must strengthen lobbyist rules, Media Release, 5 June 2008
• Budget, Speech to Legislative Council, 4 June 2008
• Major Parties Fail To Declare Donations In Heritage Decision, Media Release, 30 May 2008
• Greens Question Roo Cull, Media Release, 30 May 2008
• End The Free Lunch For Doctors, Media Release, 6 May 2008
• Greens Push Ban on Junk Food Advertising, Media Release, 5 May 2008
• Greens: Let The Media Do Its Job, Media Release, 1 May 2008

Petitions Tabled in Parliament in 2008