[Greens-Media] New Greens Senator puts nuclear issues, climate change at top of list

[Hill, Felicity (Sen S. Ludlam)]

		Tuesday 26th August 2008

		New Greens Senator puts nuclear issues, climate change
at top of list

	New Western Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam was sworn in
today in the Senate Chamber, pledging to put nuclear issues and climate
change at the top of Australia's agenda.

	"Key priorities in the next six years will be helping Australian
communities prepare for the challenges of peak oil and climate change,
and continuing the important work of campaigning for a nuclear-free
world and ensuring that Australia does not fall for the fallacy that
nuclear power could be a solution to climate change"

	"I also will be urging greater action on unlocking Federal
funding for public transport and affordable and sustainable housing."

	Senator Ludlam said it was an exciting time to be representing
The Greens - the fastest growing political party in Australia - and to
be moving into shared balance of power in the Senate."

	"I am delighted to be a part of the expanded Green team that is
bringing a sense of determination and optimism to the environmental and
social challenges in front of us."

	"I am also determined to continue my work for a nuclear-free
world, starting with holding the Government to its promise to repeal the
Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act 2005 - a retrograde Act
that would impose a radioactive dump on unwilling communities in the
Northern Territory."

	"The Greens have been elected to hold the Government to account,
but also to be advocates for a clean, carbon-neutral economy. These
challenges are not something for our children and grandchildren, they
are upon us now."
	 
	"The Greens in Western Australia have responsibly and
productively held the balance of power for over ten years. I've had
great role models in taking up this serious role, which comes with great
opportunities and responsibilities."

	Senator Ludlam joins Senator Rachel Siewert from Western
Australia, as the fifth Western Australian Greens representative in
Canberra since Jo Vallentine won a Senate seat in 1984.


		For more information: Felicity Hill  0417 174 302