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Animal Welfare

Lee is the Australian Greens spokesperson on animal welfare.  The Greens are the only major party to have such a specific portfolio responsibility.  Before being elected to federal parliament Lee was a Greens MP in NSW Parliament for over a decade, where she also held the animal welfare portfolio. 

Lee is currently campaigning on a range of issues, from  banning live exports to protection of native species, more humane laws governing factory farming and empowering consumers to eat more ethically by ensuring proper labelling.  Lee is excited about the surge of interest from the community in animal welfare issues and believes that by working with the community we can help drive shifts in government policy to achieve animal rights.  She is a member of the Vegan Society NSW.

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Tassie win on battery hens, sow stalls: federal action needed

18 May 2012
Tasmania's move to ban battery hens and fast track a phase out of sow stalls should push the Gillard government to lead all Aus...
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The Budget: Greens vision & views

18 May 2012
Our analysis of the Budget and our vision of what it could have been.
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Live export cruelty continues: Ludwig's regulations fail

18 May 2012
Greens MP and animal welfare spokesperson Lee Rhiannon has said that the latest report from the Agriculture Department on the l...
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Saving SE NSW koalas demands complete logging halt

10 May 2012
The NSW Environment Minister comments that there can be a 'balance' between native forest logging in South East NSW and saving ...
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Scare campaign by Egg Corp misleads public

06 May 2012
The Australian Egg Corporation (AECL) has been caught making false claims and distorting research to advocate for new voluntary...
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Greens congratulate Fremantle end live export protesters

04 Apr 2012
Campaigners who locked themselves to a gate and ship today at Fremantle Port are to be congratulated for highlighting cruelty c...
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Time for Ludwig to act on overdue battery cage review: Greens

02 Apr 2012
Minister for Agriculture Joe Ludwig should trigger an overdue review into the poultry ‘Code of Practice’ to phase o...
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No place for whips in horseracing: Greens

21 Mar 2012
The Australian Greens today threw their weight behind a RSPCA campaign calling for the Australian Racing Board to ban whips as ...
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Greens reintroduce bill to ban live exports

21 Mar 2012
The Australian Greens this afternoon reintroduced a bill into the Senate to ban live animal exports, the Live Animal Export (Sl...
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Rhino deaths at Dubbo Zoo: independent inquiry needed

21 Mar 2012
The tragic deaths of four of the seven white rhinos at Western Plains Zoo has prompted Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon to renew her...
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