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Sniffer dogs on the nose in NSW
The following is an opinion piece published on The ABC Drum online. It can be seen in its original context here. Over the last decade police sniffer dogs have become a fixture on our streets as part of...
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Tasers don’t reduce police firearms use – review required
This is an opinion piece published today on The Punch. It can be seen online in its original context here. The latest death from a police Taser in Sydney shows the need for the whole community to...
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Appealing to conscience to overturn the Ellis Defence
David’s opinion piece in the Newcastle Herald today identifies the continuing unfairness to victims of abuse in the Catholic Church of the ‘Ellis Defence’. The full text of the piece is below, or can...
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Amateur hunting not achieving its target [OPINION]
An opinion piece by David printed in the Bega District News on 5 February 2013. You can see it in its original context here. The hunting lobby’s latest argument is that campaigning for safer gun...
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Nobbys preservation historic achievement
This article was published in the Newcastle Herald on 19 March 2013. David Shoebridge is a Greens representative in the NSW Legislative Council. He would like to pay tribute to the research of the Coal...
View ArticleO’Farrell Hands Planning Back To Developers [New Matilda]
An opinion piece published by David in New Matilda on Monday 25 March 2013. You can see it online in its original context here. Barry O’Farrell has announced that thousands of new homes will be built...
View ArticleRio Tinto Turns Its Workers Into Lobbyists [New Matilda]
Rio Tinto has been urging its workers to make scripted submissions to parliament supporting a mine expansion. Rio doesn’t own its workforce or their opinions, writes Greens MP David Shoebridge An...
View ArticleWhy corporations should never vote
As published in the Newcastle Herald here: Another day, another corruption headline. Hunter residents are genuinely revolted by the new lows that this state’s politics has sunk to. They are looking for...
View ArticleCoalition plans to entrench corporate and developer control of Wollongong...
As published in the Illawarra Mercury here: The Illawarra is no stranger to the idea that developers can wholly corrupt a local council. The infamous “Table of knowledge” at a local kebab shop was the...
View ArticleEver Seen A Drug Dog At The Opera? The Mardi Gras Is A Whole Other Story
Police routinely use drug detection dogs to target marginalised communities. Expect them out in force at Saturday’s Mardi Gras. Every year the heavy police presence at Mardi Gras includes the use of...
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Anzac Day deserves to be a proper public holiday like any other
As published by the Sydney Morning Herald: Anzac Day is our national day of respect and remembrance. It is the day on which we reflect on the tragedy, sacrifice and waste of war. We promise not only to...
View ArticleDrug driving – the evidence is far from clear
Listen to David’s interview on drug driving on SYN online here. David’s latest opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald calls for an evidence based testing scheme for drug driving. Having a motor...
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