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Keith Locke calls for more power to be devolved...

KEITH LOCKE (Green): The Greens have supported the national state of emergency as a means of

Social Security Amendment Bill (No 3)

The Green Party has some criticisms of the Social Security Amendment Bill (No 3). I am speaking tonight on behalf of our spokesperson on this area, Catherine Delahunty, who is the expert.

China comes down hard on high profile dissident

While the world’s attention has been focussed on the efforts of the pro-democracy movement in the Middle-East, China has been cracking down hard on dissidents.

Criticism of judge-only trial in Urewera case

The Court of Appeal decision to uphold a judge-only trial in the “Urewera 18” case was slammed by Fran O’Sullivan in today’s Weekend Herald column. Read More

Join the campaign for fairness at work

Now that the frivolity of the morning is over, I want to take the opportunity to remind Frogblog readers that today the Government’s new industrial Read More

Government employment changes will hit workers hard

Workplace relations will be tipped more than ever in favour of employers from tomorrow, Green Party industrial relations spokesperson Keith Locke said today.

Govt needs to wake up to sleepover case

It is great news that the Government has agreed to enter into negotiations with disability support workers and their unions.

Public service used as scapegoat for failed policies

The public sector should not be attacked for the poor state of the government’s books when the real reason for the economy’s parlous state is economic mismanagement, Green Party state sector spokesperson Keith Locke said today.

Hypocrisy reigns over Libya

Many people were conned into supporting the Western military involvement on the basis that it was just creating a “no-fly zone”. Now we find that it is a comprehensive air war against all of Gaddafi’s armed forces