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MEDIA: 7 News - The fight to save Melbourne heritage homes from demolition
Sustainable Australia Party MP Clifford Hayes said "Let the local residents decide. It's their neighbourhood. It's their community. It's their environment..."
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MEDIA: The Advertiser - Sustainable Australia Party seeking to register its SA branch as the “SA Party”
Sustainable Australia Party federal president William Bourke said the party sought to protect the environment, halt overdevelopment and stop corruption.
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MEDIA RELEASE: SA Party lodges application for state registration
The federally registered Sustainable Australia Party today lodged its application for registration in South Australia as the ‘SA Party’.
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SUBMISSION: Inquiry into housing affordability and supply in Australia
Housing is a fundamental need and human right. Perversely, homes are now treated as an investment asset by governments rather than a shelter in which to live and/or raise a family.
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VIDEO: A marriage of convenience
Liberal & Labor: A marriage of convenience?
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MEDIA RELEASE: SA Party launches bid for state registration, plans Swiss-style direct democracy
The federally registered Sustainable Australia Party is seeking registration in South Australia as the ‘SA Party’ and wants to introduce Swiss-style direct democracy into state politics.
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MEDIA: 7 News - Frankston locals fight to stop Gold Coast style towers
Sustainable Australia Party MP Clifford Hayes said “Planning like this should be done incrementally and with the community’s involvement in how they’d like to see their suburbs develop.”
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MEDIA: Herald Sun - Gold Coast-inspired tower plan for Frankston slammed by SAP's Clifford Hayes MP
Sustainable Australia Party State MP Clifford Hayes slams the plan as “a truly insane proposal that is totally out of character with the rest of Frankston”.
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SUBMISSION: Inquiry into the closure of Hazelwood and Yallourn power stations
The closure of Hazelwood and Yallourn Power Stations need not spell disaster for the Latrobe Valley. Opportunities to build a diverse and sustainable local economy are plenty. Courage, funding, policy leadership and ongoing support from the State Government are needed to turn visions into realities.
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VIDEO: Help register the SA Party for the March 2022 SA election
William Bourke talks about Sustainable Australia Party's quest to register for the March 2022 South Australian state election.
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SUBMISSION: Right to Repair - Productivity Commission
Sustainable Australia Party campaigns to significantly reduce Australia's waste production and increase its recycling and energy recovery through embracing circular economies.
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MEDIA: Young, Dumb & Politically Disengaged - Spotify podcast with Clifford Hayes MP
Episode 6 of Young, Dumb & Politically Disengaged is here! This month I chat to Sustainable Australia Party State Member for Southern Metropolitan Region, Clifford Hayes. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.
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MEDIA: Independent Australia - Federal Government's 'Intergenerational Report' based on a fallacy
After a long delay, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and the Treasury lay it all out. The problem is the IGR is based on one big lie.
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MEDIA: 2GB 3AW 4BC - SAP exposes 'Big lie' in intergenerational report
William Bourke, President of the Sustainable Australia Party, points out the ‘big lie’ in the latest Intergenerational Report.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Lies, lies and corrupted intergenerational report statistics
Today the fifth so-called “intergenerational report” (IGR) is finally released. After a long delay, and no-doubt copious tweaking to make it as bleak as possible, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg lays it all out. The problem is, the IGR is based on one big, fat lie.
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SUBMISSION: Ministerial Expert Committee on Electoral Reform - Western Australian Legislative Council
The Sustainable Australia Party is very concerned at electoral inequality in Western Australia due to the fact that the system greatly favours major parties.
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MEDIA: Newcastle Herald - The final word in the battle for Upper Hunter by-election
Born in Singleton and educated through the local public school system, I continued my education at the University of Newcastle, where I completed a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil). I work in the rail industry as a construction manager in the Upper Hunter.
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VIDEO: How will you support workers and the communities as the world transitions away from fossil fuels?
Calum Blair is Sustainable Australia Party's candidate for the 2021 Upper Hunter by-election. Calum is saying that sustainable jobs can be achieved through both an environmental job guarantee and better support for manufacturing.
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MEDIA: 4BC 3AW 2GB - Pandemic population pause sparks higher living standards
Michael McLaren is joined by William Bourke, President of the Sustainable Australia Party, to comment on the RBA’s report that the pause in immigration due to the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to higher living standards in Australia and could spark wage rises in some regions and industries.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Sustainable Australia Party enters Upper Hunter by-election, calls for environmental job guarantee
Sustainable Australia Party has entered the Upper Hunter by-election, nominating local civil engineer Calum Blair. Calum was also Sustainable Australia Party’s 2019 NSW state election candidate for Upper Hunter.
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VIDEO: Community action rehabilitates Perth wetlands
Colin Scott, Sustainable Australia Party candidate for North Metropolitan Region is passionate about community action to rehabilitate Perth wetlands.
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VIDEO: Thank you Team Sustainable WA!
Thank you to our WA committee, candidates and volunteers.
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VIDEO: Volunteer for the SAP campaign - WA candidate Daniel Minson
Daniel Minson, Sustainable Australia Party candidate for South West Region is asking for volunteers.
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VIDEO: WA iron ore belongs to all West Australians - SAP WA candidate Daniel Minson
Daniel Minson, Sustainable Australia Party candidate for South West Region is saying that WA iron ore belongs to all West Australians.
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VIDEO: Albany's new Middleton Beach hotel should reflect local heritage - SAP WA candidate Daniel Minson
Daniel Minson, Sustainable Australia Party WA candidate for South West Region is talking about Albany's new Middleton Beach Hotel. Daniel says it should reflect the old Esplanade's heritage.
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MEDIA RELEASE: How the major parties game the WA electoral system
Sustainable Australia Party launched its campaign for a seat in the WA Upper House on 21 February in Mandurah, but in contesting the WA election, it fights on a very uneven playing field. Sustainable Australia Party will spend around $30,000 in total across all of its 20 candidates, while major parties run multi-million dollar campaigns. Why is it so lopsided?
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VIDEO: Dunsborough development pressures - Sustainable Australia Party WA candidate Daniel Minson
Daniel Minson, Sustainable Australia Party WA candidate for South West Region is talking about Dunsborough development pressures.
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VIDEO: STOP CORRUPTION - Ban property developer donations, WA candidate Daniel Minson
Daniel Minson, Sustainable Australia Party candidate for South West Region is campaigning to ban property developer donations and stop corruption in WA.
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VIDEO: Overdevelopment destroys local communities - WA candidate Colin Scott
Colin Scott, Sustainable Australia Party candidate for North Metropolitan Region is campaigning about overdevelopment in Shenton Park.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Sustainable Australia Party launches WA campaign, calls for ban on property developer donations
Sustainable Australia Party launches its campaign for a seat in the WA Upper House this Sunday afternoon in Mandurah, aiming to emulate the Upper House success the party had in Victoria in 2018.