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MEDIA RELEASE: Deputy Mayor contests Willoughby by-election
North Sydney Deputy Mayor William Bourke will contest the Willoughby by-election on February 12 to highlight Sustainable Australia Party’s opposition to the state government’s toxic tunnels, rampant overdevelopment and systemic corruption of the planning system.
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MEDIA: Daily Telegraph - Sustainable Australia Party claims its first ever NSW council seats
In a major coup for the party, Sustainable Australia has also secured two of the 10 council seats – the first time the party has been elected at any level of government in NSW.
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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.
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VIDEO: Affordable housing - WA candidate Daniel Minson
Daniel Minson, Sustainable Australia Party candidate for South West Region is campaigning for affordable housing in WA.
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Clifford Hayes MP supports banning of ‘gay conversion therapy’, explains vote on broader Bill
“If the Bill only banned gay conversion therapy, I would have supported it with great enthusiasm.”
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VIDEO: Save Ocean Reef - WA candidate Colin Scott
Colin Scott, Sustainable Australia Party candidate for North Metropolitan Region is campaigning to Save Ocean Reef from a huge marina overdevelopment.
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VIDEO: Ryan Oostryck - WA candidate for South Metropolitan region
Sustainable Australia Party WA candidate, Ryan Oostryck, at the state registration event in December 2020.
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VIDEO: Save Gnarabup - WA candidate Daniel Minson
Daniel Minson, Sustainable Australia Party WA candidate for South West region is campaigning to save the pristine Gnarabup Beach headland from a hotel development.
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VIDEO: WA State Registration Celebration
SAP WA Organiser, Daniel Minson, at the state registration event in December 2020.
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VIDEO: Overdevelopment in our neighbourhood
Sustainable Australia Party is fighting to protect our environment, stop overdevelopment and stop corruption. Here, party president William Bourke talks about his neighbourhood.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Sustainable Australia Party registers for WA election, calls for 'planning election'
Fresh off an 8 per cent primary vote in the Groom federal by-election [1], Sustainable Australia Party has registered in WA to contest the March 2021 state election.[2]
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MEDIA RELEASE: China Free Trade Agreement revealed as worthless
Five years ago, along with being the Federal Labor Member for Wills, Kelvin Thomson was the Deputy Chair of the Federal Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Treaties. In that capacity he wrote a Dissenting Report opposing ratification of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Sustainable Australia Party candidate thanks Groom voters and congratulates winner
Sustainable Australia Party Groom by-election candidate Sandra Jephcott, a Queensland veterinarian and farmer, today thanked Groom by-election voters for their support and congratulated Liberal National Party candidate Garth Hamilton on his win, as well as all other candidates for running.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Groom by-election voters can help stop property developer donations and corruption
Sustainable Australia Party is calling for Groom voters to support its campaign to ban all property developer political donations as part of its plan to protect our environment, stop overdevelopment and stop corruption.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Only one party in Groom by-election would stop Adani and New Acland coal mine expansion
Of the four parties contesting the 28 November Groom by-election, only Sustainable Australia Party advocates for a moratorium on new coal mines and coal mine expansions as part of Australia’s action plan to address climate change.
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MEDIA: The Age - Esme Johnston house granted permanent heritage protection
An idiosyncratic Tudor Revival house in Brighton that was afforded no heritage protection by the local council has been saved following a community campaign to stop it being bulldozed... Meanwhile a parliamentary inquiry will be held into heritage protection in Victoria after the Legislative Council passed a proposal by Sustainable Australia Party MP Clifford Hayes.
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MEDIA: Herald Sun - Push for a Parliamentary investigation into Victoria’s ‘lost’ heritage homes and buildings
A state MP wants an inquiry to look at the “lost” heritage homes and buildings of Melbourne. Sustainable Australia Party MLC Clifford Hayes is pushing for a Parliamentary investigation amid concern that Victorian heritage laws are too weak.
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MEDIA: RiotACT - A fairer distribution of electoral funding
Independent candidates and political parties who get more than 4 per cent of first preference votes at this election will receive $8.62 per vote from the ACT Electoral Commission.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Regressive and corrupt ACT election funding system must be reformed
Despite the constant assertions from the ACT Labor-Green alliance that they run a ‘progressive’ government, one simple fact undermines this – the ACT election funding system.
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MEDIA: The West Australian - Party to tap coast campaign
An east-coast community-focused political party will use the Preserve Gnarabup campaign as part of its drive to contest seats in the South West at next year’s WA election.
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MEDIA RELEASE: Sustainable Australia Party welcomes anti-corruption Bills
The Sustainable Australia Party welcomes the introduction of two anti-corruption Bills into the House of Representatives by the Independent Member for the Victorian Electorate of Indi, Helen Haines.