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It is customary for new Members and Senators to use part of their first speech to give some account of their careers before their election. Despite my entreaties that new Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon address her past, she used the usual dodge of whinging that critics were reviving a ‘new McCarthyism’.
Prior to her speech, there has been a battle going on at Wikipedia about her political history. Ever since April a number of people have been trying to write a full, honest and properly referenced account of Senator Rhiannon’s political career prior to 1990 when she joined the Greens. All those efforts have been thwarted by a person called Chris Maltby, who has systematically deleted her political history prior to 1990, by suppressing any version of the Wikipedia article which might be embarrassing to Senator Rhiannon.
So what are the facts about Senator Rhiannon’s past that the NSW Greens and Mr Maltby are so keen to stop you reading?
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The Labor Party never stop spinning. The Greens and the Nationals candidates stormed past Pauline Hanson on Tuesday to fill the last two seats in the NSW upper house. But Labor is now trying to take credit for stopping Pauline Hanson spreading her divisive politics for the next eight years.
The major stars of the ‘stop Pauline Hanson show’ were the large number of Greens voters. A record 453,125 people voted Greens in NSW on March 26. That’s four and a half times as many people as the 98,043 who voted for Pauline Hanson.
The Greens did gain an extra 3,738 votes from Labor preferences.
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Tom says:
Yes or no Rick? All eyes are on you. Are all Australians equal under the law or not? Yes or no Rick? Try giving a non-smartarse response. Read more »
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John A Neve says:
Acotrel, I note you failed to address either of my questions! No, not surprised you cannot, can you? Pauline at least speaks up, unlike many backbenchers who just toe their paries line. You might make a good backbencher yourself. Read more »
Yesterday, Pauline Hanson’s umpteenth attempt to climb out of the political grave ended in failure. But only just.
If NSW Labor had not extended Legislative Council preferences to the Greens Party, Hanson would be sitting on red leather for all of the next eight years, availing herself of parliamentary privilege to once again inject her poison into the Australian body politic.
The fact is, Labor preferences elected a Greens Party candidate over the top of Pauline Hanson.
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Carol White says:
Luke Foley is ok. Read more »
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James Darby says:
Luke Foley: You write “........ herself of parliamentary privilege to once again inject her poison into the Australian body politic.” Had you described the Greens as ‘socialist tools with the plan to engage Australia in a World Government that will remove property rights and enslave all in poverty’ your statement… Read more »
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