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Greens refer Woolies paper products enviro claim to ACCC

Greens refer Woolies paper products enviro claim to ACCC

Tuesday 09 October 2007

Woolworths continues to sell Select brand paper products with misleading claims that they are sourced from a company that is environmentally responsible, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Solution to Bass Hill High School land scandal is in Della’s hands

Solution to Bass Hill High School land scandal is in Della’s hands

Tuesday 14 August 2007

NSW Education Minister John Della Bosca has the power to resume the land obtained from Bass Hill High school by Al Amanah private college and resolve the scandal, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Stoner’s attack on public schools is wrong and hypocritical

Stoner’s attack on public schools is wrong and hypocritical

Sunday 01 July 2007

NSW Opposition education spokesperson Andrew Stoner scored an own goal with his spray against public schools by inadvertently highlighting the Howard government’s bias to private education, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Macquarie Boys High School students, parents and teachers deserve better treatment

Macquarie Boys High School students, parents and teachers deserve better treatment

Tuesday 14 August 2007

Greens MP and Education spokesperson John Kaye joined teachers, parents and members of the community to urge the NSW Government to come clean about the future of Macquarie Boys High School.

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Iemma govt neglect killing Macquarie Boys High School

Iemma govt neglect killing Macquarie Boys High School

Thursday 23 August 2007

The Iemma government has failed to act on suggestions by the staff of Macquarie Boys High and has allowed student numbers at this once popular Parramatta North school to dwindle to unsustainable levels, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Della Bosca admission: more pressure on govt to reclaim Bass High land

Della Bosca admission: more pressure on govt to reclaim Bass High land

Saturday 15 September 2007

NSW Education Minister John Della Bosca has now admitted his Department knew that Bass High school land was being sold to a private school before the sale was finalised.

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Della and his mates buckle under to Howard agenda

Della and his mates buckle under to Howard agenda

Monday 24 September 2007

NSW Education Minister John Della Bosca has joined his state and territory colleagues in giving in-principle support to Federal Education Minister Julie Bishop’s agenda of performance pay for teachers and ranking of schools by test results, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Clean coal a dangerous distraction

Clean coal a dangerous distraction

Thursday 09 August 2007

The Iemma government should leave speculative experiments with new coal technologies to the mining companies and concentrate on renewable energy and efficiency gains to meet NSW’s electricity needs, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Iemma leads NSW on merry dance over base load power needs

Iemma leads NSW on merry dance over base load power needs

Friday 03 August 2007

The Owen Inquiry into the need for new base load power stations in NSW is on very shaky grounds, according Greens MP John Kaye.

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Wooli residents on front line of climate change

Sunday 05 August 2007

The CSIRO report on climate change impacts on Wooli show that residents are on the front line of climate change, according Greens MP John Kaye.

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Koperberg is dreaming: new coal generation will blow targets

Tuesday 24 July 2007

Climate Change and Environment Minister Phil Koperberg is misleading himself and the people of NSW if he thinks this state can build a new coal fired power station and still have any hope of meeting his year 2025 greenhouse gas emissions target, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Iemma should listen to the punters on new coal generation

Iemma should listen to the punters on new coal generation

Thursday 30 August 2007

Greenpeace’s opinion poll showing that 82% of respondents did not want a new coal-fired power station in NSW should be a warning to the state government that the community has a very good understanding of the climate change impacts of new coal capacity, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Iemma’s gas better than Costa’s coal but both bad for greenhouse targets

Tuesday 31 July 2007

The Greens today welcomed NSW Premier Morris Iemma’s suggestion that gas would be better than coal for a base load option but cautioned that a large base-load gas fired power station also would undermine greenhouse targets.

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Electricity sell-off spells greenhouse disaster

Electricity sell-off spells greenhouse disaster

Tuesday 04 September 2007

Privatisation of NSW’s electricity retailers or generators would undermine efforts to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets, according to Greens MP John Kaye.

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Iemma electricity plans are unnecessary and dangerous

Sunday 09 September 2007

The NSW Government is being panicked into an economic and environmental dead end if it proceeds with a new coal-fired power station and privatisation of the electricity industry, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Washing away the base load myth with solar hot water

Washing away the base load myth with solar hot water

Monday 10 September 2007

The Greens released their analysis that shows that NSW can avoid the massive cost and greenhouse gas emissions from a new base load power station if electric off-peak water heating is phased out.

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Owen Inquiry: Ask a silly question, get a silly answer

Owen Inquiry: Ask a silly question, get a silly answer

Monday 10 September 2007

The Owen Inquiry’s recommendation for privatisation of the electricity industry is based on the entirely false proposition that NSW will need new base-load generation by 2013 or 2014, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Privatisation plebiscite needed to stop electricity sell off

Privatisation plebiscite needed to stop electricity sell off

Tuesday 11 September 2007

The Iemma government has no mandate to sell the electricity industry and should put the question to the voters of NSW, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Electricity privatisation is bad news for communities and the environment

Electricity privatisation is bad news for communities and the environment

Tuesday 18 September 2007

Greens NSW MP John Kaye visited towns in the Southern Highlands and South Coast this week to alert communities to the dangers of privatising the electricity industry.

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Koperberg breaks ranks on ‘clean coal’ myth and tells the truth

Monday 24 September 2007

The admission by NSW Environment and Climate Change Minister Phil Koperberg that clean coal is ‘almost an oxymoron’ undermines the NSW government’s continued support for the capture and storage of CO2 from coal burning power stations, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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The oxymoron has landed

The oxymoron has landed

Tuesday 25 September 2007

Plans to develop a pilot carbon capture ‘clean coal’ facility at Munmorah Power Station on the NSW Central Coast are nothing but an exercise in propaganda, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Renewables Bill to export jobs

Renewables Bill to export jobs

Monday 17 September 2007

A key flaw in the NSW Renewable Energy Target (NRET) will lead to NSW households paying for renewable energy generated in other states, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Iemma should push on with NSW renewable energy target

Iemma should push on with NSW renewable energy target

Sunday 23 September 2007

The Howard government’s renewable energy target announced yesterday would deliver a smaller reduction in this state’s greenhouse gas emissions than that proposed by the NSW government, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Howard’s US nuclear push turns up heat on Iemma’s weak laws

Thursday 19 July 2007

Greens NSW MP John Kaye said he would be pushing ahead with his legislation to trigger a plebiscite in the event that the federal government tried to impose a nuclear facility on this state.

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Plebiscite only way to stop Howard’s nuclear push

Plebiscite only way to stop Howard’s nuclear push

Monday 20 August 2007

Lake Macquarie could be a principal target for nuclear facilities from a re-elected Howard government. A plebiscite is essential to protecting the safety of the community, according to Greens MP and energy spokesperson John Kaye.

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Time for Iemma to test Howard’s nuclear popularity

Time for Iemma to test Howard’s nuclear popularity

Thursday 06 September 2007

The Greens are calling on Premier Morris Iemma to instruct the NSW State Electoral Office to conduct a nuclear plebiscite in the Prime Minister’s seat of Bennelong on the day of the federal election.

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NSW govt’s greenhouse scheme rewarding bad behaviour

Tuesday 14 August 2007

The Iemma government’s claims that their Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme (GGAS) is producing massive reductions is in tatters, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Debus was right: NSW greenhouse targets are too little, too late

Wednesday 18 July 2007

The NSW government’s decision to renege on former NSW Environment Minister Bob Debus’ promise to review the state’s greenhouse targets is a massive loss of faith with the people of this state, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Greenhouse labelling, carbon pricing & regulation needed to control emissions

Friday 17 August 2007

Revelations of the importance of greenhouse gas emissions and water usage in producing consumer goods highlight the need for state and federal governments to inform consumers of the consequences of their choices, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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NSW greenhouse scheme chaos requires urgent action

Monday 10 September 2007

The Greens are calling on the Iemma government to address the collapse in the carbon price in the NSW Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme (GGAS).

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Iemma govt jumps ship on battle to stop greenhouse

Iemma govt jumps ship on battle to stop greenhouse

Friday 14 September 2007

The NSW government this week has taken three large steps backwards from its supposed commitment to reduce greenhouse emissions, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Greens highlight desalination madness with tank prank

Greens highlight desalination madness with tank prank

Monday 06 August 2007

Last Saturday the Greens travelled across the Sutherland Shire to highlight the foolishness of the Iemma government's approach to water management and the building the Kurnell desalination plant.

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Desal go-ahead brings logic to its knees

Wednesday 18 July 2007

The announcement by the NSW Government that construction on Sydney’s massive desalination plant will begin in July defies all logic, Greens MP John Kaye said today.

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Desalination plant is going to be dangerous and unnecessary

Saturday 01 September 2007

The cost of suspending the construction contract for the Kurnell desalination plant would be less than the damage done by completing and operating the water facility, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Koperberg should keep water restrictions and abandon desalination plant

Koperberg should keep water restrictions and abandon desalination plant

Sunday 19 August 2007

Water Minister Phil Koperberg’s suggestion that water restrictions should be eased while going ahead with the desalination plant is irresponsible, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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The desalination disaster comes to St George

Wednesday 25 April 2007

Greens NSW MP and water utilities spokesperson John Kaye condemned the decision to ram the pipeline from the Kurnell desalination plant through the streets of St George.

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Rain in Sydney catchment demonstrates folly of desal

Thursday 17 May 2007

A band of rain crossing South-East Australia highlights the recklessness of building a desalination plant in Sydney, according to Greens NSW MP and utilities spokesperson John Kaye. It is not too late abandon the Kurnell project.

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Minister’s desal car trip misses point: poisoned Botany Bay & wrecked Sydney suburbs

Thursday 24 May 2007

The pipeline to connect the Kurnell desalination plant threatens to poison Botany Bay and devastate local Sydney neighbourhoods, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Sydney downpour highlights foolish desalination decision

Friday 08 June 2007

Greens NSW MP John Kaye today called for the Iemma government to freeze work on the desalination plant in response to heavy rains in the Sydney basin and the chance of good inflows to the catchment.

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Warragamba catchment soaking should put Sydney desal on ice

Warragamba catchment soaking should put Sydney desal on ice

Saturday 16 June 2007

Strong inflows into Sydney’s water storages increase the risk that the Kurnell desalination plant will be a massive waste of money, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Iemma needs to make desal advice public or lose all credibility

Sunday 17 June 2007

Premier Morris Iemma’s claim that the Kurnell desalination plant is a good investment in the future despite heavy rains in the catchment does not stand up to scrutiny, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Desal ‘future-proofing’ is economic stupidity

Wednesday 20 June 2007

NSW Water Utilities Minister Nathan Rees is committing the Iemma government to a $2 billion act of economic irresponsibility, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Desal contract announcement is economic negligence

Sunday 24 June 2007

Premier Iemma announced the next step in the construction of the Kurnell desalination plant despite the complete absence of credible expert advice that an immediate start is needed, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Costa has no answers over desal

Thursday 28 June 2007

The NSW Treasurer Michael Costa twice refused to respond to questions by Greens MP John Kaye about the economic wisdom behind the Kurnell desalination plant.

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Community rallies to avert desalination disaster

Community rallies to avert desalination disaster

Tuesday 11 September 2007

Greens MP John Kaye congratulated the Sydney Alliance Against Desalination, a coalition of environment, resident and community groups, for organising a public meeting against the desalination plant at the University of Technology this evening.

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Desal contract covers up more than it reveals

Desal contract covers up more than it reveals

Sunday 16 September 2007

Blacking out key payment data in the desalination contract means that Sydney water users will never know how much they are paying to the private sector operators when the plant is not needed, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Iemma and Costello need lesson in basic water supply economics

Iemma and Costello need lesson in basic water supply economics

Friday 21 September 2007

Treasurer Peter Costello’s instance that every capital city must have desalination adds to the risk that Sydney’s plant would be doubled in size if the Howard government is re-elected, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Iemma’s cabinet falls apart over PM’s water takeover

Thursday 02 August 2007

NSW Premier Morris Iemma should pull the plug on Prime Minister Howard’s water plan now that one of his senior ministers has broken ranks and argued against it, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Time to name and shame big water hogs

Time to name and shame big water hogs

Wednesday 18 July 2007

Greens NSW MP John Kaye has called on Sydney Water to release the list of Sydney's biggest water users, after the Sydney Morning Herald revealed that some water companies had increased their water use since the introduction of water restrictions.

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Industry & govt squander Sydney households’ water savings

Monday 23 July 2007

The hard work put in by Sydney households to reduce water demand is been undermined by the Iemma government’s failure to rein in large industrial consumers, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Greens to raise water restriction loophole in parliament

Greens to raise water restriction loophole in parliament

Saturday 22 September 2007

Wealthy Sydney residents are able to buy their way out of level 3 restrictions by having water from Sydney’s storages delivered in tankers, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Food authority asleep at wheel: lets in dangerous Chinese seafood

Food authority asleep at wheel: lets in dangerous Chinese seafood

Tuesday 03 July 2007

NSW government ministers responsible for Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) should put a rocket under the food regulator after it failed to order comprehensive testing of Chinese seafood for dangerous and banned antibiotics, according to Greens NSW MP and Consumer Affairs spokesperson John Kaye.

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Restaurant patrons left to the mercy of weak laws and cash-starved councils

Restaurant patrons left to the mercy of weak laws and cash-starved councils

Friday 11 May 2007

The Greens are calling for urgent action to protect NSW restaurant customers from food poisoning.

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Enviro claim on Woolies tissues not worth the plastic it is printed on

Wednesday 22 August 2007

Consumers looking for environmentally sensitive paper products are being mislead by the labelling on some Woolworths items, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Woolworths recall shows need for regulation of environmental claims

Monday 27 August 2007

Woolworths’ decision to recall its Select brand paper products after environmental claims on the labels were exposed as questionable highlights the failure of self regulation in labelling, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Koperberg digs in deeper on carbon burial spilt

Koperberg digs in deeper on carbon burial spilt

Thursday 27 September 2007

Environment and Climate Change Minister Phil Koperberg’s attempt to explain away his ‘almost oxymoron’ condemnation of ‘clean coal’ earlier this week has highlighted divisions within the Premier Iemma’s cabinet on carbon capture, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Outrageous TAFE fee hike breaks Carr/Iemma govt promise

Outrageous TAFE fee hike breaks Carr/Iemma govt promise

Thursday 27 September 2007

Minister for Education and Training John Della Bosca has broken faith with the TAFE students and working Australians by abandoned his predecessor’s commitment to keep a lid on TAFE fees, according to Greens MP, John Kaye.

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CSIRO report turns up heat on new coal power and privatisation

CSIRO report turns up heat on new coal power and privatisation

Monday 01 October 2007

CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology’s predications of disastrous climate change impacts on Australia should end consideration of a new baseload power station or electricity privatisation, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Rising food prices means economic rethink for NSW

Rising food prices means economic rethink for NSW

Wednesday 03 October 2007

The Greens today called on NSW Treasurer Michael Costa to urgently commence a study of the impact of rising food and fuel prices on the economy of this state.

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Rudd’s private school funding back down puts pressure on Iemma

Rudd’s private school funding back down puts pressure on Iemma

Monday 08 October 2007

The Iemma government can no longer ignore the damage being done to public education by the Howard government’s funding of private schools given the Federal Labor’s retreat from any attempt to change the system, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Protest outside Burmese embassy demands troops return to barracks

Thursday 27 September 2007

Members of the Burmese community and other supporters of democracy gathered outside the Burmese embassy in Canberra at lunch time today to demand an end to violence against protestors and arbitrary imprisonment, according to the Secretary of the Australian Coalition for Democracy in Burma, Maung Maung Than.

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Burmese community hunger strike enters second day

Tuesday 02 October 2007

Hunger strikers on the steps of the NSW parliament are now into their second day without food to highlight the need for international intervention in Burma. They have the support of the Australian Coalition for Democracy in Burma.

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Greens call for transfats ban to save lives

Greens call for transfats ban to save lives

Sunday 17 September 2006

A Greens' forum today called for Australia to follow Denmark in banning transfats in foods sold in Australia.

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Iemma’s challenge is to stop PM’s nuclear push in NSW

Friday 27 April 2007

Greens NSW MP and energy spokesperson John Kaye today called on Premier Iemma to work with the Greens to strengthen the laws to stop nuclear power generation and uranium enrichment in NSW.

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Rudd back down on private school funding robs Iemma govt of last excuse

Rudd back down on private school funding robs Iemma govt of last excuse

Friday 12 October 2007

The Iemma government can no longer ignore the unfairness of the Howard government’s system of funding private schools or the damage it does to public education, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Desal plant squanders green energy opportunities

Desal plant squanders green energy opportunities

Monday 15 October 2007

Wind power soaked up by Sydney’s desalination plant will do nothing to reduce this state’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Burraga school should re-open

Burraga school should re-open

Monday 15 October 2007

The Burraga community’s call for their local school to be re-opened deserves full support, according to Greens MP and education spokesperson, Dr John Kaye MLC.

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Kids put at risk by govt failure to stop confusing packaging

Kids put at risk by govt failure to stop confusing packaging

Wednesday 17 October 2007

State and federal governments are failing to regulate confectionary packaging that both confuses children and encourages dangerous behaviour, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Desal pipeline planning approval is a done deal

Desal pipeline planning approval is a done deal

Wednesday 17 October 2007

The massive pipeline under Botany Bay linking the Kurnell desalination plant to Sydney Water’s network will inevitably be approved by the Iemma government, regardless of appalling environmental impacts, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Burma sits on the knife edge

Burma sits on the knife edge

Wednesday 17 October 2007

The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma has entered a new and crucial phase. The Australian Coalition for Democracy in Burma is calling on the Howard government to end the training of police and intelligence officers and join with the international community in stronger sanctions against the military dictatorship.

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Greens bill smokes out climate change sceptics

Greens bill smokes out climate change sceptics

Thursday 18 October 2007

Debate on a Greens NSW bill to take serious action on climate change has flushed out some extraordinary views in NSW Parliament today.

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NSW govt funds private school IR bullying of teachers

Monday 22 October 2007

The Iemma government should threaten to cut of subsidies to the wealthy private school that has been accused of pressuring its staff into accepting a non-union agreement, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Desal pipeline approved under duress

Desal pipeline approved under duress

Tuesday 23 October 2007

The people of Sydney can have no confidence that the Kurnell desalination pipeline under Botany Bay will not wreak havoc with the marine environment, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Costa fails to deny electricity sale negotiations with Chinese govt

Costa fails to deny electricity sale negotiations with Chinese govt

Wednesday 24 October 2007

A simple denial from NSW Treasurer Michael Costa would bring to an end the controversy about a secret meeting with the government of China and the sale of this state’s electricity industry, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Cost blow out risk could make desal a salty lemon

Cost blow out risk could make desal a salty lemon

Thursday 25 October 2007

Sydney households will end up footing the bill for any increases in electricty and maintenance costs of the Kurnell desalination plant, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Iemma govt failure to expose dirty eateries puts patrons at risk

Sunday 28 October 2007

By failing to amend the Food Act to make public the results of food hygiene inspections, the NSW government is compromising public health, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Truancy requires parental support, not punishment

Wednesday 07 November 2007

Solving school truancy requires a comprehensive response including investing in programs for children at risk. Criminalising parents will not work, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Bindeez beads recall points to need for stronger consumer protection

Friday 09 November 2007

The third recall of a Chinese manufactured children’s toy in four months should trigger a review of consumer safety laws, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Households to pay for Iemma’s dodgy desal planning

Households to pay for Iemma’s dodgy desal planning

Sunday 11 November 2007

The Iemma government has mishandled the contract process for the Kurnell desalination plant and exposed Sydney households to the risks of a cost blow-out, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Federal government funding needed to save Nirimba campus

Tuesday 13 November 2007

The Howard government’s under-funding of the higher education sector is directly responsible for the closure of the University of Western Sydney’s Nirimba campus, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Greenpeace coal power shutdown highlights NSW govt failure

Greenpeace coal power shutdown highlights NSW govt failure

Wednesday 14 November 2007

By shutting down Munmorah power station on the Central Coast, Greenpeace has challenged the Iemma government to recognise the need to phase out coal fired power stations, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Corporate child-care operator deserts kids in need

Friday 16 November 2007

The little known Child Care Providers Pty Ltd is shutting down seven centres around NSW, leaving many communities without options for their very young people, according to Greens NSW MP and education spokesperson John Kaye.

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NSW minister and shadow agree:   clean coal is an oxymoron

NSW minister and shadow agree: clean coal is an oxymoron

Sunday 18 November 2007

NSW Opposition Energy Spokesperson Peter Debnam has joined Environment Minister Phil Koperberg in stating an important but self-evident truth of climate change. It is time for their state and federal leaders to listen, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Green energy wasted on desal plant

Green energy wasted on desal plant

Thursday 22 November 2007

Despite the Iemma government’s announcement of a short list of wind energy providers, their Kurnell desalination plant will be responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than a hundred thousand cars, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Religious vilification the big loser in election

Religious vilification the big loser in election

Monday 26 November 2007

The massive swing against the Liberal Party in the seat of Lindsay and the trouncing of the Christian Democratic Party show that the Australian people reject religious and racial vilification, according to Greens MP John Kaye.

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D-day looms for NSW electricity privatisation & coal power

D-day looms for NSW electricity privatisation & coal power

Monday 26 November 2007

With the federal election behind them, the Iemma government is now poised to push ahead with its plans to privatise the electricity industry and build a new coal fired power station, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Greens to take discrimination out of NSW reproductive technology bill

Greens to take discrimination out of NSW reproductive technology bill

Monday 26 November 2007

The Iemma government’s Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill gives sperm and egg donors the ability to specifically discriminate against single mothers, lesbians and ethnic and religious groups, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Uni standards sacrificed to funding pressures

Uni standards sacrificed to funding pressures

Friday 30 November 2007

Academics at the University of NSW are being pressured into awarding more first class honours degrees and teaching larger classes in order to cut costs, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Iemma govt’s TAFE plan driven by short-sighted cost savings

Iemma govt’s TAFE plan driven by short-sighted cost savings

Sunday 02 December 2007

Now the federal election is over, NSW Education and Training Minister John Della Bosca is prepared to take the gloves off. His plans for restructuring TAFE are bad news for teachers and for students but he is ready to have the fight to further reduce the amount of money the state spends on each student, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Iemma’s electricity privatisation undermines Rudd’s Kyoto commitment

Iemma’s electricity privatisation undermines Rudd’s Kyoto commitment

Monday 03 December 2007

The Greens are calling on NSW Labor MPs to reject Premier Morris Iemma’s push to sell off NSW electricity generators and retailers and follow the lead of their federal leader Kevin Rudd who has just ratified the Kyoto protocol.

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Adjournment Speech: TAFE Funding

Monday 05 November 2007

Despite the enormous benefits to Australian society, the TAFE system is under attack. Driven by an ideological fervour, the Howard Government has cut TAFE funding, attempted to impose the worst aspects of WorkChoices, and set up a semi-privatised system of Australian technical colleges to compete with the pre-trade training functions of TAFE.

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Adjournment Speech: Climate Change and 'Clean Coal'

Adjournment Speech: Climate Change and 'Clean Coal'

Thursday 08 November 2007

The politics of climate change response are being increasingly dominated by the promise of clean coal with damaging results for the urgent task of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The excuse that coal can eventually burn without carbon dioxide emissions escaping into the atmosphere is the leading reason for not addressing the current and real relationship between the mining and burning of coal and global warming.

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Adjournment Speech: Unions and Privatisation

Wednesday 05 December 2007

The Australian people were voting for more than just an end to the ideological excesses of the Howard Government; they were casting their vote for an economy where corporate power is moderated by people power.

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Sydney water consumers deceived on desal cost

Sydney water consumers deceived on desal cost

Friday 07 December 2007

Sydney Water Corporation and the Iemma government are justifying their $1.9 billion desalination plant using misleading cost comparisons with other options, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Iemma privatisation push buys NSW Labor into a mess of trouble

Iemma privatisation push buys NSW Labor into a mess of trouble

Saturday 08 December 2007

By pushing ahead with plans to privatise the NSW electricity industry and build a new coal-fired power station at Monday’s special caucus meeting, the NSW Labor government will be undermining its chances of being re-elected in 2011, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Iemma’s beads and blankets will not stop electricity privatisation rip-off

Iemma’s beads and blankets will not stop electricity privatisation rip-off

Sunday 09 December 2007

NSW Labor MPs should not be fooled into agreeing to sell the electricity retailers and generators with promises of pensioner concessions, pay-outs to electricity industry workers and extended retail price regulation, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Costa’s asset sales leave nothing for future generations

Costa’s asset sales leave nothing for future generations

Tuesday 11 December 2007

While new rail lines for Sydney are urgently needed, there are better ways to pay for them than selling off public assets, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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Greens launch “Public Power” campaign to stop electricity sale

Greens launch “Public Power” campaign to stop electricity sale

Wednesday 12 December 2007

Greens NSW MP John Kaye today unveiled his party’s posters, badges, web site and other materials as part of their campaign to stop the NSW government’s privatisation of the electricity industry.

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Adjournment Speech: Private School Funding

Tuesday 16 October 2007

I speak in anger and disappointment with the Federal leadership of the Australian Labor Party, Mr Kevin Rudd and Stephen Smith, in particular at their announcement on 9 October 2007 that they would continue with the Howard Government's unfair, damaging and dangerous socioeconomic status-based funding of private schools through the 2009-12 quadrennium, including indexation arrangements that mean that every new dollar that goes into public education automatically flows on to private schools.

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Iemma’s electricity privatisation ignores Bali threats and opportunities

Iemma’s electricity privatisation ignores Bali threats and opportunities

Friday 14 December 2007

As the world moves towards committing to science-based deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, the Iemma government is heading in the other direction by selling long term leases on NSW’s state-owned generators, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.

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