Green Issue

Newsletter of The Greens (WA)

Vol. 31, No. 6

December 2022

Articles

Tackle Housing First

The Greens three-point housing plan is for government to build large numbers of homes to ensure decent, secure and affordable homes for all, and more.

Tackling spiralling inequality

The Greens Jobs Plan ‒ Better Rights, More Pay and Secure Jobs ‒ seeks to address urgent issues facing Australian workers

NET ZERO PERTH IN 2023

The configuration of the Perth Metro Area contributes to its high level of greenhouse gas emissions, but it does have the potential to achieve net zero emissions

Climate change denial

Human intelligence has been aware of human induced climate change for ages but human greed has thwarted action to mitigate it

UNDERSTANDING POLITICAL CONSERVATISM

Political conservatism has many analogies with the natural world, although its pursuit very much endangers that world

From our MPs

DORINDA COX’S DECEMBER UPDATE

Meeting indigenous activists fighting for climate justice at COP27, celebrating Tiwi Islanders in stopping a gas project and promoting first nations justice

JORDON STEELE-JOHN’S DECEMBER UPDATE

Focusing attention on disability and the NDIS in the ABC’s Q+A, ADHD awareness, carers and paid work and human rights in Iran and Palestine

BRAD PETTITT’S DECEMBER UPDATE

Despite there being only one Greens representative in State Parliament, we are still managing to achieve significant wins for our communities and planet

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Published by The Greens (WA) ABN 41 747 355 722, 91/215 Stirling St, Perth, WA 6000

Contributing editors Rob Delves, Chris Johansen, Julie Scanlon, Beverley Dight, Pratibha Bhaskar, Damian Brennan, Tamsyn Heynes. Technical advice Pete. 

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