Local Government
Lee is the Australian Greens spokesperson on local government. The Greens have a long history of representation in local government in most states. There have been Greens on councils ever since the first Greens were elected to Marrickville and Newcastle councils in 1991. Green mayors have led local councils such as Byron, Marrickville, Leichhardt, Randwick, Ashfield, Fremantle, Yarra and Maribyrnong.
At a federal level, Senator Rhiannon is working on the upcoming referendum on constitutional recognition of local government. Local government plays an important role in Australian democracy, and needs stable funding to continue this important work.
media-releases
12 Apr 2012
At today's public hearing of Senator Bob Brown's bill to improve consultation about the placement of phone towers, Adrian Beres...
speeches
01 Mar 2012
Senator Rhiannon spoke on Scott Ludlam's legislation to introduce a container deposit scheme federally.
media-releases
28 Feb 2012
Senator Lee Rhiannon and NSW MP David Shoebridge joined forces today to thank former Wagga Wagga City Deputy Mayor Ray Goodlass...
media-releases
22 Feb 2012
The Greens have today announced they will move for a Senate inquiry into the Murray Darling Basin Authority's draft plan when P...
media-releases
14 Feb 2012
The Australian Greens have today called on the Gillard government to release legal advice on whether the Murray Darling Basin A...
media-releases
18 Jan 2012
The Gillard government should heed the advice of the Wentworth Group's report into the Murray Darling Basin Authority's draft p...
media-releases
11 Jan 2012
Following today's Daily Telegraph report about local council rate pressures Senator Lee Rhiannon has renewed the Australian...
media-releases
22 Dec 2011
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown welcomed the release today of the report by the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition o...
news-stories
12 Dec 2011
From across Sydney people came with their banners, their dogs, and their petitions in support of three magnificent fig trees in...
news-stories
29 Nov 2011
What a disappointment. That's what I was thinking upon reading the draft plan released by the Murray Darling Basin Authority yesterday.
