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You can like Australia and want to change Australia Day
Posted by James Jansson · January 21, 2020 10:49 PM
If you've ever said something like "we should change the date of Australia day" or "we should change our flag", you've almost certainly rubbed up against people who claim that you hate Australia.
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PM: Meet with fire chiefs, and decarbonise
Posted by Andrea Leong · January 10, 2020 5:11 PM
My social media feeds are an outpouring of humanity and grief. Offers of spare rooms for evacuated residents, fundraisers, rage at the lack of coordination and empathy from those who command resources.
Our federal government must admit that this fire season is unprecedented and made more unpredictable by human-induced climate change—otherwise it condemns us to this being the new normal.
In this blog post, I try to not dwell for too long on the federal government's response to the bushfires, and point out the crisis is in fact unprecedented.
My conclusion is that prime minister Scott Morrison must meet immediately with former fire chiefs who have been requesting a meeting since April 2019. Share this demand on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or YouTube.
Andrea Leong at a Sydney climate and bushfire rally, 11 December 2019. From Instagram.
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Leader's Report 2019
Posted by Andrea Leong · December 24, 2019 3:04 PM
This Leader's Report was delivered at the Science Party's Annual General Meeting on Thursday 21st November, 2019.
What a year for the Science Party, my first as the leader of the party with the best policies in Australia. Since our last AGM, the first six months were spent hurtling towards an election, and the second six months have involved a lot of introspection and planning for the Science Party.
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A Win for Science Party Policy
Posted by Aaron Hammond · December 17, 2019 10:12 AM
In the lead-up to the federal election we announced a bold and forward thinking policy to drastically increase the amount of renewables in Australia. A simple idea: ~ 800% renewables ~
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Submission to the Inquiry into the 2019 Federal Election
Posted by Andrea Leong · December 04, 2019 8:00 AM
Download this submission:
Submission to the Inquiry into and report on all aspects of the conduct of the 2019 Federal Election and matters related thereto (PDF, 160 KB, 23 September 2019) -
The hidden tax that lets them steal your savings.
Posted by Aaron Hammond · November 18, 2019 10:38 PM
What they won’t tell you about interest rates.
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Submission to the inquiry into nuclear energy
Posted by Andrea Leong · November 13, 2019 3:24 PM
Download: Submission to the Inquiry into the prerequisites for nuclear energy in Australia (PDF, 150 KB, 16 September 2019)
See all the submissions on the inquiry website.
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No, conservationists are not responsible for the ferocity of this bushfire season
Posted by Andrea Leong · November 12, 2019 5:26 PM
Dr Andrea Leong is the Leader of the Science Party.
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Despite what you might have heard, "greenies" and their supposed opposition to hazard reduction burns are unlikely to be responsible for the intensity of the current bushfires.
Let's look at New South Wales as an example.
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Nostalgia
Posted by Andrea Leong · November 02, 2019 2:42 PM
Without forgetting that some structural inequities have a long history and continue to this day, our 2019 senate candidate Greg Parker recounts some of the Australian institutions that are being whittled away. Now retired, Greg's professional experience includes working in Indigenous Housing and in the Job Network.
Photo: Greg Parker
Image: supplied--
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Submission on the adequacy of Newstart and related payments
Posted by Andrea Leong · October 15, 2019 4:57 PM
Download this submission:
Submission to the Inquiry into the Adequacy of Newstart and related payments and alternative mechanisms to determine the level of income support payments in Australia (PDF, 200 KB, 13 September 2019)
See all the submissions on the inquiry website.