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Friday, June 02, 2006

The great Snowy victory

Despite countless politicians and commentators saying it couldn’t happen, the great backflip by Howard and Iemma has happened.

It is worth reflecting that the story didn’t register much with the media when the Iemma government first announced the sale in December 2005 - but check out Ian Cohen’s media release on day one – 16 December 2005. At about 3pm that afternoon, I distributed the Greens media release attacking the plan but there was certainly no buzz about it coming from anyone else. The State Opposition for example were certainly not committing to oppose the sell off at that stage.

And then there was Bob Brown’s great contribution in the Senate when the issue was being voted on in the Federal parliament. That speech and Labor and the Coalition lining up together to vote against the Greens would have gone unreported if not for this great column by Alan Ramsay.

But a particular congratulations also to Greens MLC Sylvia Hale who has done so much in the NSW Upper House, with inquires, motions, and the release of confidential papers, to relentlessly pressure the Government on the issue.

This is a great lesson to those who say the Greens can’t achieve anything. In fact the effectiveness of our small party working with the community shows everything and anything is possible.

First there was the desalination plant, now Snowy Hydro. Never doubt that a small group of people working together can change the world.

 

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