NSW number 1 Senate Candidate Kerry Nettle will launch The Greens 2001 Federal election campaign for the seats of Newcastle, Charlton, and Shortland at Newcastle Trades Hall this Sunday.
The Greens will officially launch the campaigns of John Sutton (Newcastle), Joan Lambert (Shortland), and David Blyth (Charlton) and announce Greens preferences in these local seats.
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The Greens candidate for Shortland, Joan Lambert, today criticised the Coalition government’s appalling record on aged care and its reluctance to release policies or take meaningful steps to improve the situation of aged care nationally and in the Hunter.
Ms Lambert, 64, said, “we don’t share the view that seniors should be denied vital information that will directly affect their quality of life.
People have a right to know just what - if anything - John Howard plans to do to improve aged care, and so far the government has refused to release meaningful policies.
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The Greens candidate for Charlton, David Blyth, said today that The Greens were the obvious choice for the large numbers of voters who believe that justice can be achieved without resorting to war.
Emphasising The Greens’ opposition to Australia’s involvement in the United States’ war against Afghanistan, Mr Blyth said, “The attacks on The United States were a human tragedy that all Australians must deplore.
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