Archive for 'Canberra Greens'
The Greens, electric vehicle networks in Canberra and Palestine
Posted by John, March 22nd, 2011 - under BDS, Better Place, Canberra Greens, Israel.
Comments: 30
In the warped world view of the Canberra Greens building an environmentally friendly EV network on the bones of the Palestinians is somehow ethical.
I look forward to the Greens leading a boycott against Better Place in Canberra.
Or are the Greens hypocrites where environmental concerns trump ethical investments every time?
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Canberra Labor attacks bus drivers
Posted by John, May 24th, 2010 - under ACT Greens, ACT Labor, ACT politics, Bus drivers, Canberra, Canberra Greens, Canberra Labor, Fair Work Australia.
Comments: 4
Here in Canberra one of the most left wing Labor Governments has shown its true nature by attacking its workers. That is Labor’s role. And the Greens? They have traded away principles for power in their support of Labor’s attacks on workers.
Canberra Labor Government directs its workers to scab on teachers
Posted by John, April 15th, 2010 - under ACT politics, CPSU, Canberra, Canberra Greens, Canberra Labor, Community and Public Sector Union, NAPLAN, Scabs, Teachers.
Comments: 5
Here in Canberra local Labor Party Education Minister Andrew Barr has threatened teachers who impose any NAPLAN test bans with the loss of four hours pay under Rudd’s workchoices law, the Fair Work Act. Can somebody explain to me again what exactly the difference is between Labor and the Liberals? The Australian Education Union’s response does [...]
Canberra’s Labor Government to attack its workers
Posted by John, March 3rd, 2010 - under ACT politics, Canberra, Canberra Greens, Canberra Labor, Recruitment freeze, Wage cuts.
Comments: 3
The minority Canberra Labor Government will freeze public service recruitment in response to an $85 million cut in GST revenue. It will not tax the rich; it won’t cut grants and subsidies to business; it won’t reduce its spending on the likes of Al Grassby statues. Instead it will attack its workforce. Left Labor Treasurer Katy [...]
The Church and gay marriage in Canberra
Posted by John, November 25th, 2009 - under Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Canberra, Canberra Greens, Canberra Labor, Catholic church, Christian reaction, Equal love, Gay marriage, Homophobia, homosexuality.
Comments: 2
Here in the Australian Capital Territory the Labor Party (in minority Government) supported a Greens’ Bill giving legal recognition to same sex unions which passed just under 2 weeks ago. Federally the homophobic and anti-equal rights Rudd Labor Government will suggest changes to the Act which effectively gut it. The local Catholic archbishop weighed in [...]
Equal love and the Labor Party
Posted by John, November 12th, 2009 - under ACT politics, ALP, Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Brendan O'Connor, Canberra, Canberra Greens, Canberra Labor, Equal love, Equality, Fighting back, Gay marriage, HowRudd, Howard, LGBTI, Labor Left, Labor Party, Resistance, Rudd Government, Rudd Labor.
Comments: none
Yesterday my local Canberra legislature made same sex civil partnership ceremonies in the Australian Capital Territory legally binding. This is not marriage equality but it is a step in that direction.
Same sex marriage for Canberra?
Posted by John, September 22nd, 2009 - under ALP, Australian Labor Party, Canberra, Canberra Greens, Canberra Labor, Christian reaction, Gay marriage, Homophobia, Kevin Rudd, Labor Party.
Comments: 3
The only way to end the political vilification of gays and lesbians and win true equality is to mobilise thousands on the streets and win trade unions to the campaign for same sex marriage.
Canberra Labor – the political gay bashing continues
Posted by John, August 29th, 2009 - under ALP, Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Canberra, Canberra Greens, Canberra Labor, Gay marriage.
Comments: 2
The ACT minority Labor Government is about to reject a Greens motion to legalise same sex marriage. They are going to vote against their own policy – a policy they took to the last election – because they don’t want to upset Kevin Rudd and the other reactionaries. CPSU affiliation to Canberra Labor has proved [...]
Homelessness in Canberra
Posted by Bill, July 11th, 2009 - under ALP, Australian Labor Party, Australian politics, Canberra, Canberra Greens, Canberra Labor, Homelessness, Labor Party, Market solutions.
Comments: 1
There are 1500 homeless every night in Canberra. At the same time there are about 1500 vacant hotel and motel rooms. Why not mandate those empty rooms for the homeless?