Tag Archives: Bob Brown

WA gas hub proponents try to sway Brown

By Tracker, August 6, 2012
Former Greens leader Bob Brown.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Traditional owners will meet former Greens leader Bob Brown in a bid to sway opposition to Woodside Petroleum’s proposed $30 billion Kimberley gas hub.

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No extra police for Brown’s gas hub protest

By Tracker, August 2, 2012
Former Greens leader Bob Brown.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Police have denied reports extra officers will be sent to Broome as Bob Brown joins protesters campaigning against Woodside’s Browse gas hub.

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Brown backs Sea Shepherd campaign against Browse

By Tracker, July 18, 2012
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NATIONAL: Former Greens senator Bob Brown has traded in his political hat for a pair of sea legs by joining the crew of the Sea Shepherd for an anti-gas hub campaign.

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Brown seeks Woodside meeting over WA plan

By Tracker, June 14, 2012
Former Greens leader Bob Brown.

NATIONAL: Retiring Australian Greens leader Bob Brown’s last move before handing in his Senate seat on Friday is to lobby all federal MPs to protect part of Western Australia’s Kimberley region from gas drilling.

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Brown retirement good for Labor: ministers

By Tracker, April 17, 2012
Former Greens leader Bob Brown.

NATIONAL: Senior government figures have lauded the retirement of Australian Greens leader Bob Brown as a plus for Labor, as a new poll shows Tony Abbott is becoming more personally appealing to voters.

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Tas premier rejects Mansell forestry plan

By Tracker, March 2, 2012

TASMANIA: A plan by Aboriginal lawyer Michael Mansell and logging groups for Aboriginal ownership of Tasmania’s protected forests has been rejected by Premier Lara Giddings.

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Mystery surround Greens MRRT deal

By Tracker, November 23, 2011

NATIONAL: Mystery surrounds a deal the Australian Greens secured with Labor to guarantee passage of the government’s new mining tax through the lower house of parliament.

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Brown draws line in sand on mining tax

By Tracker, November 21, 2011

NATIONAL: Australian Greens leader Bob Brown says his party won’t support any changes to the mining profits tax which would further erode the amount of money it earns.

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Brown on best behaviour for Obama speech

By Tracker, November 17, 2011

NATIONAL: Australian Greens leader Bob Brown says he will listen intently to Barack Obama when the US president addresses a joint meeting of parliament later on Thursday.

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PM under attack on gay marriage stance

By Tracker, November 15, 2011

NATIONAL: Prime Minister Julia Gillard is under attack from the Australian Greens and activist groups for pushing for a conscience vote in parliament on same-sex marriage.

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