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Mum. Aunty. Roller Derby fan. Minister for Climate Change & Energy. Minister for Environment & Heritage. Owned by my cat Phil. She/Her.
Nov 14, 2022 6 tweets 3 min read
I am rarely speechless but today, after reports that Liberal women in the NSW Parliament are likely to go backwards at the next state election, the Executive Director of the Liberal Party official think tank (Menzies Research Centre) said this about young women voters: #nswpol "Governments must address the promiscuous access to higher education and encourage more young adults to get into the workforce earlier or learn a useful trade." by this he means young women....yes really, educated women are no good for getting Liberal Governments elected. #nswpol
Apr 2, 2019 6 tweets 3 min read
One of the first acts of the Berejiklian Government. Abolish the Environment Department. NSW now the only state in Australia without one. Office of Environment now rolled into planning and industry. #nswpol Urgent issues to be addressed: climate change, 1,001 species are now listed as threatened with extinction in NSW, including the iconic koala predicted to become extinct in the wild by 2050;