The Greens in Macquarie will recommend voters preference the ALP over the Liberals in the seat of Macquarie and the Greens in NSW have placed the Liberal/National Party Coalition last in their Senate preferences as a clear statement of intent to change the government and remove Coalition control of the Senate.
Greens Candidate for Macquarie, Carmel McCallum said "The Greens in Macquarie are united in our desire to see a change of government and we are also working hard to see more Greens elected to the Senate to end the government control of the Senate.
"John Howard's Government has embroiled Australia in the devastating invasion and occupation of Iraq, has let down rural Australia through its refusal to take climate change and the drought seriously and undermined the working rights of all Australians through its extreme WorkChoices laws. For all these reasons and more, The Greens in Macquarie are recommending voters put John Howard's Coalition third last in the House of Representatives. Greens preferences in the Senate will place the Coalition last if voters vote 1 Green above the line.
"Retaining a Senate seat in NSW will be difficult but our message of serious action on climate change, building a fairer Australia by investing in public health and public education, and our commitment to being a positive force in the Senate is popular with the electorate. This gives us every chance to continue our successes on polling day.
“Our recommended order of preferences on the House of Representatives ballot is: 1 Carmel McCallum Greens, 2 Tim Williams Independent, 3 Bob Debus Australian Labor Party, 4 Charles Liptak Family First, 5 Robert Gifford Christian Democratic Party, , 6 Kerry Bartlett Liberal Party, 7 Kirk Fletcher Liberty and Democracy Party, 8 Michael Segedin Citizens Electoral Council.”
“However, our recommendations are just that – a recommendation. Voters can decide for themselves who they preference in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. In the Senate, if voters choose to vote ‘above the line’ in the Senate then The Greens choice of preferences will be followed, but voters can choose to vote ‘below the line’ to have their own choices recorded.”
“Its also important that voters realise that voting for the Greens is not a wasted one. When votes are counted, if the Greens candidate doesn’t win a majority of votes, your vote goes to your next choice. A large vote for the Greens will show the electorate wants something better than the tired policies of the Coalition and the “Howard Lite” policies of Labor.”
Thursday 8 November 2007
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Carmel, Senator Bob Brown and Senator Kerry Nettle
Rescue the Senate!
Re-electing NSW Senator Kerry Nettle is vital to rescue the Senate from control of the major parties. The Greens act as a brake on both the major parties. A change of Government won't be enough. We need The Greens in the Senate to keep the major parties honest.
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Re-electing NSW Senator Kerry Nettle is vital to rescue the Senate from control of the major parties. The Greens act as a brake on both the major parties. A change of Government won't be enough. We need The Greens in the Senate to keep the major parties honest.
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Carmel, Senator Bob Brown and Senator Kerry Nettle
About Carmel
Carmel is a member of the Blue Mountains Greens. She joined The Greens in 2004 to support Andrew Wilkie stand as the Bennelong Candidate for the Federal Election in 2004. She has practised as a pharmacist for 30 years. She is a Councillor on the P&C State Council and attends Saint Finbar’s, Glenbrook, where she is a cantor and choir member. Carmel is currently studying Horticulture and Landscape Design at Richmond TAFE.
Contact Carmel:
macquarie[at]greens.org.au
Contact Carmel:
macquarie[at]greens.org.au
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Please help us reach beyond our usual constituency and increase people's understanding of the breadth of our policies.
We want to run more, bigger, colourful adverts in the Oberon Review, Bathurst Western Advocate, Blue Mountains Gazette and the Lithgow Mercury.
We also want to letterbox a colourful flyer printed on recycled paper.
Please donate now. You can transfer money to the Blue Mountains Greens Main Account at Blue Mountains and Riverlands Community Credit Union BSB No: 802-259, Member no: 25331. If you do this, please email us the details of the amount and your name and address so we can send you a receipt. Or you can send a cheque or money order to:
Blue Mountains Greens
PO Box 460
Katoomba NSW 2780
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We also have leaflets ready to letterbox and a rolling program of street stalls. If you can help, let us know.
To find out how you can help contact us on:
macquarie[at]greens.org.au
Please help us reach beyond our usual constituency and increase people's understanding of the breadth of our policies.
We want to run more, bigger, colourful adverts in the Oberon Review, Bathurst Western Advocate, Blue Mountains Gazette and the Lithgow Mercury.
We also want to letterbox a colourful flyer printed on recycled paper.
Please donate now. You can transfer money to the Blue Mountains Greens Main Account at Blue Mountains and Riverlands Community Credit Union BSB No: 802-259, Member no: 25331. If you do this, please email us the details of the amount and your name and address so we can send you a receipt. Or you can send a cheque or money order to:
Blue Mountains Greens
PO Box 460
Katoomba NSW 2780
Hand out how to votes
A few hours helping out on the polling booth will make a big difference.
Promote our policies
We also have leaflets ready to letterbox and a rolling program of street stalls. If you can help, let us know.
To find out how you can help contact us on:
macquarie[at]greens.org.au
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