Posts Tagged ‘Melissa Parke’
Parke’s gay marriage view out of the closet
 Sat November 20 2010
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FREMANTLE federal Labor MP Melissa Parke has gone public with her support for same-sex marriage.
Stop live export: pollies
Sat October 16 2010
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FREMANTLE federal Labor MP Melissa Parke is supporting a growing movement amongst Labor backbenchers to defy the party hierarchy and call for an end to live animal exports. NSW Labor MP Janelle Saffin is set to move a motion opposing the trade, with the support of Ms Parke and Tassie rural MP Dick Adams.
Labor’s gene genie
Sat October 9 2010
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FREMANTLE Labor MP Melissa Parke will learn in the next week whether her party will back her historic bid to ban the patenting of human genes. Party whips are due to set the agenda for the next session of the hung parliament and Ms Parke has asked them to consider her bill to amend the Patents Act, preventing biomedical companies from laying claim to parts of the human body. Ms Parke says she objects to companies controlling access to knowledge about the human body and stymying medical research. New rules governing the hung parliament mean private members’ bills are given more weight than in the past.
Meet to save sheep
Sat October 9 2010
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A PUBLIC meeting to oppose the live export of animals will be held 6pm, Tuesday October 12 at the Fremantle Town Hall.
Parke blasts party hacks
Sat August 28 2010
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MELISSA PARKE has joined Alannah MacTiernan in blasting Labor’s federal election campaign. The Fremantle MP was returned last weekend, suffering a three per cent swing. She says the party at the national level has for too long been run by professional apparatchiks with no passion, and who consistently provide poor advice.
Freo deserts Labor
Sat August 28 2010
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Fremantle voters deserted Labor in droves on August 21, lopping 5.7 per cent off Melissa Parke’s primary vote. Ms Parke was quick to attribute Liberal local press advertising for her rival’s strong showing.
Royal commission call
Sat August 7 2010
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MELISSA PARKE wants a Royal Commission held into the death of a man being transported in the back of a prison transport van. Aboriginal elder Mr Ward literally baked to death in the back of the van during a four-hour drive from Laverton to Kalgoorlie. Last week the state government announced $3.2 million compensation to the dead man’s family. A government inquiry resulted in no charges being laid against the private security firm or the officers involved.
Unique Marine Life Off Freo
Sat June 12 2010
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UNIQUE discoveries off Fremantle show the need for the area to be declared a marine sanctuary, says Fremantle federal MP Melissa Parke.
‘Sad Joke’
Sat April 24 2010
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THE Barnett government has cut the number of WA’s animal welfare inspectors from six to just one, says federal Fremantle Labor MP Melissa Parke. 3.3 million sheep are exported through Fremantle every year.
The Hill Is Ours
Sat April 24 2010
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CANTONMENT HILL was ceremonially signed over to the people of Fremantle this week. Defence department brass were onhand as mayor Brad Pettitt and federal MP Melissa Parke added their flourishes to the document.
