From: "Oquist, Ben (Sen B. Brown)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "s11 Melb2000-Announce (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [melb2000-announce] stop the shoot to kill bill Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 3:36 PM Only one day left to get the ALP to oppose or agree to amend the shoot to kill bill. Please e-mail or ring an ALP member today. Go to http://www.greens.org.au/bobbrown for details. Sunday, 27 August 2000 Justice Dowd's Comments on Defence Bill Underscore Greens Opposition Greens Senator Bob Brown said Justice Dowd's comments opposing the controversial 'troops call-out' bill underscore the need for legislation to be withdrawn or substantially amended in the Senate. Senator Brown today released details of the Greens amendments (attached) to be moved to the Defence Legislation Amendment (Aid to Civilian Authorities) Bill 2000 in the Senate tomorrow. "The eminent opinion of Justice Dowd emphasises the need for this legislation to be seriously amended in keeping with the conventions of the last century which have prevented the unnecessary call-out of troops against Australians," Senator Brown said in Hobart today. "To give time for public debate and the concerns of community, union, church and legal groups to be taken up by Labor, I will be moving a second reading amendment that the bill be delayed one week. "I am alarmed that the bill went through the House of Representatives without public debate. Without the Greens raising concerns in the parliamentary arena it would be passing tomorrow undisputed. "I hope the ALP will back these amendments which would ban the use of troops on industrial disputes and peaceful protests. "The Government is now attempting to rush this legislation through the Senate before the Olympics and the s11 protests in Melbourne. The Greens will be moving a sunset clause so that legislation ceases to be operational after the Sydney Olympics and Paralympics. Lucas Heights Senator Brown today reiterated his call for Lucas Heights to be immediately closed down and plans for the new reactor to be shelfed. Senator Brown will use the debate on the Defence Amendment Bill to question the Government's handling of the supposed terrorist threat to Lucas Heights. "In particular I want to know why it took so long for the planned attack on Lucas Heights to be made public," Senator Brown said. Further information: Ben Oquist 02 62773170 or 0419704095 ---------------------------------------------- Ben Oquist Australian Greens Senator Bob Brown Parliament House, Canberra 2600 Australia +61 2 62773170 ph +61 2 62773185 fx 0419704095 mobile http://www.greens.org.au/bobbrown --------------------------------------------- You can receive Greens media releases by e-mail. Go to http://www.greens.org.au and sign up to the 'Greens-Media' opt in e-mail list. -- ********************************** 'Click' to protect the rainforest: Make the Rainforest Site your homepage! http://www.therainforestsite.com/ ********************************** ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
