Earlier this week in the Southern Ocean, the whaling ship Shonan Maru No 2 rammed the Sea Shepherd vessel Ady Gil. Video footage shows this to be an irresponsible, dangerous and callous act.
In the wake of news the whaling fleet hired Australian planes from Hobart and Albany to track the Sea Shepherd ships' movements, the Greens will introduce a bill banning activities associated with whaling in Australia when the Senate resumes.
Greens Leader Bob Brown will refer to the full list of supporters when he introduces the bill in February and a copy of the list will be delivered to Prime Minister Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott. Senator Brown may also quote your personal message, if you choose to leave one, in his speech to the Senate.
2nd February 2010
Abbott absurdity: "20 million trees" while Libs destroy nation's biggest forests
Bob BrownBob Brown, 25th January 2010
Bob's news from Greens around the globe
Some news coming across my desk about Greens colleagues around the world that I thought you may be interested in….cheers, Bob
The German Greens turned 30 years old last week – they now have 68 MPs in the Bundestag! - Story
The French Greens were featured in Newsweek in late December, as France's Constitutional Court threw out Sarkozy's carbon tax. Newsweek speculates that the ruling will lift the Greens vote further in elections in March.
Greens in the Philippines are excited this week that for the first time one of the 10 official Presidential candidates for the Philippines will be a Green! The candidate Nicanor Perlas approached us to help his appeal against the Commission on Elections who had deemed him as a nuisance candidate.
Bob Brown, 14th January 2010
