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John in Parliament
John actively represents the community in parliament through contributing to debates on legislation, bringing private members bills into the upper house and asking questions of government ministers.
Access to Hansard
John's speeches in the Legislative Council ('upper house') of the Parliament of NSW are all recorded and published by Hansard.
Questions asked by John and the responses from the relevant ministers can be read here
Debates on Bills
See John's speeches from debate on major government bills and private members bills below:
2009
September 10: Protection of Public Ownership Bill (John's Private member's Bill)
2008
June 19: Firearms Amendment Bill
June 19: Auditor-General (Supplementary Powers) Bill
June 18: Budget 2008-09 Take-Note Debate (Greens Budget Reply)
June 17: Environmental Planning & Assessment Amendment Bill
June 3: Miscellanous Amendments (Same-Sex Relationships) Bill
Other NSW Greens MPs
John is one of four Greens MPs in New South Wales. The others are:
Current News
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Protection of Public Ownership Bill, Second Reading Speech
- John has introduced a private members bill to prevent the sale of key public assets without the consent of both houses of Parliament. Click below to read John's introduction to the bill.
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Question without notice: Endolsulfans
- John asked Ian MacDonald, Minister for Primary Industries a question about protecting NSW consumers from the health impacts of Endosulfans. Endosulfan is an insecticide, banned in many countries, that is still allowed to be used on some food crops in Australia.
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Budget (2008) Reply Speech
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Auditor-General Supplementary Powers Bill Speech
- John Kaye's speech in Parliament raising concerns about the Auditor-General (Supplementary Powers) Bill.
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Firearms Amendment Bill Speech
- John Kaye's speech in Parliament opposing the Firearms Amendment Bill, a private member's bill introduced by the Shooters Party.
Willoughby Public Forum: Clean energy future for NSW
