News
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KELVIN'S BLOG: Media and employers reveal international student scam
The ABC is today carrying a story titled “Lockdowns have mostly ended, but the scarcity of international students is impacting Australian businesses”.
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KELVIN'S BLOG: Good news for farm workers
The Fair Work Commission has upheld the Australian Workers Union application to guarantee the minimum wage for casual workers ($25.41 per hour) to farm workers.
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KELVIN'S BLOG: Financial Review advancing fringe position
As MacroBusiness points out, fewer than 20% of New South Wales residents want New South Wales' population to increase, according to a 2019 Newspoll.
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KELVIN'S BLOG: More sub-standard, dangerous apartment towers
The Sydney Morning Herald has revealed that the multilevel apartment complex in Canterbury was at severe “risk to occupants”, sparking an emergency meeting to decide if residents should be evacuated.
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KELVIN'S BLOG: Perrottet must rule out "explosive" surge of 2 million migrants
The “explosive” surge would also be bad for Sydney’s housing affordability, traffic congestion, greenhouse gas emissions, open space and tree canopy cover.
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KELVIN'S BLOG: Johnson right, Morrison wrong, on workers' pay
This week UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic to the UK Conservative Party Conference, held at Manchester.
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KELVIN'S BLOG: More reasons we need a national anti-corruption body
Coming hot on the heels of the Pandora Papers are more revelations about the contracting out of the coronavirus hotel quarantine arrangements by the Victorian and New South Wales Governments.
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KELVIN'S BLOG: Pandora papers show Australia's massive corruption problem
This week we have been given a rare insight into the scale of the corruption problem, both in Australia and globally, with the release of the Pandora Papers.
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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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KELVIN'S BLOG: Welcome news on fair access to COVID-19 vaccines
Under World Trade Organisation (WTO) Rules, pharmaceutical companies have a 20-year monopoly on COVID-19 vaccines. Each country’s government must negotiate with them on prices and quantities.
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VICTORIAN NEWS: August 2021
Welcome to the latest Sustainable Australia Party (VIC) eNewsletter.
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KELVIN'S BLOG: Fighting fire in a changing climate
I remember the feeling of utter helplessness I had on Black Saturday 2009, when the heat was so great and the winds so strong that the flames could not be stopped.
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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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KELVIN'S BLOG: Bring back the CES
I was interested to see both Peter Strong from the Council of Small Business Association, and Leith van Onselen from MacroBusiness, calling for the restoration of the old Commonwealth Employment Service (CES). It is a view I have had myself for quite some time.
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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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MEDIA: 2GB 3AW 4BC - How much bigger should Australia get?
The Hon. Kelvin Thomson, Former Federal Member for Wills & spokesman for the Sustainable Australia Party, joins Luke Grant to discuss the topic of just how much bigger should Australia’s population get?
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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: What infrastructure is planned to support the huge influx of people?
Calum Blair, Sustainable Australia Party candidate for Upper Hunter says we need infrastructure before more housing.