[Greens-Media] Labor should expel O'Connor: Greens

[Bennett, Ebony (Sen B. Brown)]

Thursday, 26 April 2007

Labor should expel O'Connor: Greens 

Greens Leader Bob Brown says that the CFMEU's forestry spokesperson,
Michael O'Connor, should get the boot from the Labor party.

"He helped orchestrate the elect-Howard campaign in the last week of the
2004 election and, if he doesn't get his way, will do the same in 2007,"
Senator Brown said.

"He should go on the national executive of the Liberals, not Labor,"
Senator Brown added.

"Michael O'Connor should make public the financial ties between the
logging corporations, who back Mr Howard too, and his union sector. If
he doesn't, the Tasmanian secretary, Scott McLean, should." (see SMH's
Garrett at loggerheads with foresters: April 24 2007)"

"All this points again to the need for a Royal Commission into the
back-room dealing which infests the woodchip industry," Senator Brown
said.

Senator Brown has also written to the ALP conference delegates, asking
them to oppose the logging of old-growth forests and the expansion of
uranium mining. 
Further information: Ebony Bennett 0409 164 603

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Ebony Bennett
Media Adviser
Office of Greens Senator Bob Brown
Mobile: 0409 164 603
Ph: (02) 6277 3170
Fax: (02) 6277 3185
ebony.bennett at aph.gov.au