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  Same Sex Marriage National Day of Action Speakers
Kerry became the first Greens Senator for NSW at the November 2001 elections, and took her seat in the Senate in August 2002.
Kerry joined The Greens in 1998, and was part of the campaign team for the successful election of Greens MLC Lee Rhiannon.
Kerry has also worked with trade unions and community groups, and is well known for her role in campaigning against corporate globalisation.
www.caah.org /nda/speakers.htm   (1155 words)

  
  Kerry Nettle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kerry Michelle Nettle (born 24 December 1973) is an Australian Senator.
She was born in Sydney, New South Wales, attended the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney (Croydon), and was educated at the University of New South Wales, where she obtained a degree in environmental science and was active in student politics, caucusing with the group known as the Non-Aligned Left.
Nettle tried to hand Bush a letter from Habib's wife but was stopped by Liberal MPs and Senators who jostled her and prevented her from approaching Bush.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kerry_Nettle   (351 words)

  
 Welcome to the Australian Greens Online - Senator Kerry Nettle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Kerry Nettle was born in 1973 and grew up in Marsfield in the north of Sydney.
Kerry first became involved in direct action campaigning as part of the protests to stop the M2 private tollway from being built in her local area, and then through student politics in her UNSW days.
Kerry joined The Greens in 1998 and was part of the campaign team for the successful election of Greens MLC Lee Rhiannon.
www.greens.org.au /mediacentre/biographies/senatornettle   (402 words)

  
 Migration policy hurts PNG, says Nettle - Breaking News - World - Breaking News
Nettle said two longstanding Wewak refugee communities lived on small parcels of land gifted by the local community but commercial tuna fishing had taken away their income from fishing and they struggled to survive.
Nettle spoke with a 19-year-old Papuan student in Madang who spoke of his flight from the Papuan city of Jayapura after taking part in March 16 protests there in which six people were killed including four police and an air force soldier.
Nettle said the first thing Australia could do was engage in dialogue with the Indonesian government about the human rights situation in West Papua to try to resolve the source of the problem.
www.theage.com.au /news/World/Migration-policy-hurts-PNG-says-Nettle/2006/07/14/1152637838303.html   (468 words)

  
 The World Today - Senate opens the way for immigration debate
KERRY NETTLE: Well we've introduced the Bills into the Senate so that they are there, in anticipation that a debate can occur in the Senate.
KERRY NETTLE: Well we've started some discussion with the opposition parties in the Senate, so that next week, if the issue hasn't been resolved by the Government, and the debate's still being blocked by the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives, we could proceed with the debate in the Senate, yes.
KERRY NETTLE: I'm not going to go into the details of what I have or haven't said with him, but yes, he knows that I've done this.
www.abc.net.au /worldtoday/content/2005/s1393919.htm   (851 words)

  
 Women's History Month   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Kerry Nettle will be the new Greens Senator for NSW in the Federal Parliament from July 2002.
Kerry has worked as a youth worker in western Sydney, studied as an Environmental Scientist and is a passionate campaigner for human rights, peace in Central Asia, and better funding of public services.
Kerry was a media spokesperson at the Jabiluka Uranium Mine Blockade in Kakadu National Park for 4 months.
www.trivium.net /womenshistorymonth/bios/nettle.htm   (182 words)

  
 PM - Nettle says asylum seekers should be brought to Australia
MARK COLVIN: The Greens Senator Kerry Nettle says the asylum seekers should be taken to the Australian mainland, not to Nauru or Christmas Island.
KERRY NETTLE: If these people are claiming asylum, they should be brought to Australia, so their asylum claim can be assessed.
KERRY NETTLE: Well, it's a lot of people to take to Nauru, I don't know about their capacity to deal with this, and it will be an enormous expense, when the Australian Government took eight people to Nauru from Christmas Island, it cost $225,000 to do so.
www.abc.net.au /pm/content/2007/s1854576.htm   (485 words)

  
 NSW Teachers Federation: Media Centre: Latest News 2007: Senator Nettle speaks at Conference
Kerry congratulated the NSW Teachers Federation on the research it has done on the level of community support for public education.
Kerry discussed the challenge of getting all political parties to recognise the priority public education should receive in making funding decisions and criticised the current models of education funding.
Senator Nettle discussed the importance of school counsellors and speculated about the benefits which could be gained if money being provided for school chaplains was available to employ more school counsellors.
www.nswtf.org.au /media/latest_2007/20070702_nettle.html   (439 words)

  
 A Day in the Life of Our Faltering Democracy

Margo Kingston

- Global Analysis on the World Crisis Web
When Green Party Senator Kerry Nettle rose to protest against the ‘free trade’ agreement Bush and Howard are negotiating in secret, the Coalition shouted her down.
Kerry Nettle (third from left) is jostled by Ross Lightfoot (second from left) and other coalition politicians as she attempts to present George Bush with a letter from the family of Mamdouh Habib, who is held in Guantanamo Bay.
You also saw a parliamentary attendant grab Senator Kerry Nettle’s shirt in an attempt to drag her away from George Bush courtesy of CNN footage shot in defiance of John Howard.
www.world-crisis.com /analysis_comments/120_0_15_20_C35   (2518 words)

  
 University of New South Wales - - Hall of Fame
Kerry Nettle was born in 1973 and grew up in Marsfield in the north of Sydney.
Kerry first became involved in direct action campaigning as part of the protests to stop the M2 private tollway from being built in her local area, and then through student politics in her UNSW days.
Kerry has already made a significant contribution to the work of the Senate environment committee during its recent Uranium inquiry, and on the Government's attempts to introduce the draconian ASIO amendment bill.
www.science.unsw.edu.au /guide/fame.html   (1415 words)

  
 The Greens: Senator Kerry Nettle, Senator for New South Wales
Kerry Nettle is The Greens' Senator for New South Wales.
Senator Kerry Nettle: The Greens Refugee Action Kit (PDF File) - This Action Kit is designed to help you take action against the Government's refugee policies....
Greens Senator Kerry Nettle today spoke at the 'Forgotten Rights' conference that detailed the psychological trauma caused by current immigration policies, and used the opportunity to challenge Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone to take a more humanitarian approach.
safecom.org.au /nettle.htm   (2834 words)

  
 The Greens: Senator Kerry Nettle, Senator for New South Wales
Kerry Nettle is The Greens' Senator for New South Wales.
Senator Kerry Nettle: The Greens Refugee Action Kit (PDF File) - This Action Kit is designed to help you take action against the Government's refugee policies....
Greens Senator Kerry Nettle today spoke at the 'Forgotten Rights' conference that detailed the psychological trauma caused by current immigration policies, and used the opportunity to challenge Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone to take a more humanitarian approach.
www.safecom.org.au /nettle.htm   (2834 words)

  
 I'll wear ovaries T-shirt again: Nettle - National - smh.com.au
Australian Greens senator Kerry Nettle says she is sorry if her rosaries/ovaries T-shirt offended anyone, but pledged to wear it again.
Senator Nettle said: ``For any people who took that message incorrectly I apologise if people are offended but I think what is important, is that I do not apologise for taking a strong stance on women's health, and women's right to control their bodies.'' 
Responding to Mr Howard's criticism that the shirt was offensive, Senator Nettle said it was her role as an activist to promote a diverse range of views.
www.smh.com.au /news/national/tshirt-slogan-branded-offensive/2006/02/10/1139465826319.html   (432 words)

  
 2007 January 24 « Iain Hall
Kerry Nettle contibuites tons of CO2 to the atmsphere to support the cause of terror
Kerry Nettle senator for the Green party has been on holiday, her website discribes the purpose of her Journey thus:
It is quite clear that Nettle supports the Palestinian cause but all we get about her trip is a sort of expanded itinerary as if that is enough to justify the expense of her trip paid for by guess who?
iainhall.wordpress.com /2007/01/24   (728 words)

  
 Paras Indonesia - Where Democratic Minds Meet
As for the 32-year-old Nettle, she has angered Indonesia by meeting with Papuan separatists and calling for greater international scrutiny of the situation in Papua.
Greens Senator Kerry Nettle has welcomed the award of protection visas to the West Papuan refugees who have been on Christmas Island, but questioned the temporary status of the visas.
Greens Senator Kerry Nettle today called on the Indonesian Defence Minister to retract the accusation made by his office that she is 'indirectly linked' to violent protests in the province of West Papua.
www.parasindonesia.com /news_read.php?gid=152   (3482 words)

  
 Unanimous backing for Howard's emergency anti-terror laws A revealing line-up in the Australian Senate
Enter their NSW representative Kerry Nettle, darling of the middle class radical groups such as the Socialist Alliance, who continually provide Nettle with a platform, promoting her as the “left” face of the Greens.
Nettle began by noting that she had been involved in debate on some 30 pieces of anti-terror legislation, which had given the government “extraordinary” powers.
In other words, Nettle was in no doubt about the political significance of the emergency legislation in preparing the way for the main anti-terrorism bill.
www.wsws.org /articles/2005/nov2005/sena-n07.shtml   (2502 words)

  
 Australian News Online
Nevertheless there should be an assault charge laid against the person who pulled Kerry Nettle's coat and almost ripped it off her back.
Senators Bob Brown and Kerry Nettle were banned from Parliament for 24 hours after speaking out during Mr Bush's speech yesterday.
It was unscheduled, it was quite scary, given the high level of parliamentary standards and given the irrational behaviour dragging Kerry Nettles Coat and seemed to make no apology for what he did with the whole world watching.
www.geocities.com /gregskables/archive3/2003b90.html   (939 words)

  
 Lee Rhiannon - Parliamentary e-brief
Kerry was joined by Dr Pat Ranald from AFTINET, James Avanitakis from AID/WATCH and Moree Mifsud of the Combined Pensioner Association in highlighting the democracy, equity and sustainability threats posed by the WTO negotiations for members of the Canberra press gallery.
Senator Kerry Nettle today joined with a range of community groups to support the peaceful protests occurring in Sydney this week, raising community opposition to secretive WTO negotiations that threaten public services and global equity.
Senator Kerry Nettle has today written to the Premier, Peter Beattie and his police minister, Tony McGrady expressing concerns over the reported increases in police aggression at the Narangba food irradiation site, and calling on the Queensland Government to scrap the plans for the proposed nuclear facility.
www.lee.greens.org.au /reports/ebriefs/ebriefs2002/eb_75_211102.htm   (3740 words)

  
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 The Guardian
During his speech the Speaker attempted to have Greens Senators Kerry Nettle and Bob Brown thrown out of the Chambers and in a later debate Kerry was called a "Nazi".
Kerry explains to Jules Andrews from The Guardian.
Kerry Nettle: When George Brandis gave his speech there was a lot of confusion as to what his point was, there was a lot of shock.
www.cpa.org.au /garchve03/1164nettle.html   (1765 words)

  
 amcran.org
Justice Dowd AO, a justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, former State liberal minister and President of the International Commission of Jurists, and Senator Kerry Nettle of the Greens, launched the Terrorism Laws: ASIO, the Police and You booklet on Monday 26 July in the Waratah Room at NSW Parliament House.
Vicki Sentas, of the UTS Community Law Centre, explained the impact of this legislation on the community and the need for community organisations to cooperate in communicating to the Federal Government their objections to the legislation.
Federal Senator Kerry Nettle, of the Greens, then expanded on her experiences as a politician facing the steady stream of anti-terrorism legislation; and how upset and dismayed she was when she spoke to members of the Muslim community and realised the practical implications of the legislation in engendering fear and alienation.
www.amcran.org /index.php?option=content&task=view&id=38&Itemid=   (391 words)

  
 Nettle apologises for abortion T-shirt - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
Australian Greens senator Kerry Nettle has apologised for any offence caused by a T-shirt she wore during the abortion pill debate but says she will not step back from its message.
Senator Nettle wore the T-shirt emblazoned with the message: "Mr Abbott get your rosaries off my ovaries" earlier this week as the Senate started an emotion-charged debate over who should have power of approval over the RU486 abortion pill.
Mr Beazley said while Senator Nettle had the right to wear the T-shirt, he had the right to be offended.
www.theage.com.au /news/National/Nettle-apologises-for-abortion-Tshirt/2006/02/10/1139465827717.html   (402 words)

  
 Australian Senator guest speaker at Green conference - Green Party
Senator Kerry Nettle will be the new Green Senator for New South Wales in the Australian Federal Upper House.
Kerry has a strong campaigning background and will bring an experienced, strong youth voice to the Australian Senate.
Kerry has worked as a youth worker in Western Sydney and is currently working with Justice Action on prisoners rights.
www.greens.org.nz /searchdocs/PR5312.html   (270 words)

  
 Senator Kerry - Political Review
Seantor John Kerry, the democratic presidential nominee, is scheduled to have rotator cuff surgery on Wednesday.
Two relatives of Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic front-runner for president, were seized in 1942 by the Nazis and killed in the Holocaust, according to new information unearthed by Vienna
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www.politique-opinion.com /senator-kerry.html   (301 words)

  
 Keep Your Rosaries Off Her Ovaries | Discerning Discipleship
Kerry Nettle wearing a t-shirt sponsered by the YWCA Australia during the week in which the Senate started debating about the abortion drug RU486.
Now this argument has been brewing in Australian parliament for at least a couple of months, as both sides of the argument flex their political muscles hoping for their side to "win" the argument.
I don't aggree with Senator Nettles stance on the issue, and I'd rather see witty slogans pushed around parliament by anyone representing what they believe, rather than staid old men trying to maintain their boys club and proper ways of doing things.
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