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	<title>Chris Harris</title>
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	<description>Sydney City Greens Councillor Chris Harris</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Greens provide viable solutions to Pyrmont’s Metro Woes</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/06/29/greens-provide-viable-solutions-to-pyrmont%e2%80%99s-metro-woes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/06/29/greens-provide-viable-solutions-to-pyrmont%e2%80%99s-metro-woes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>General Issues</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While the Greens welcome the expenditure of over $5B in rail infrastructure for Sydney, they have serious concerns about the CBD Metro proposal and its priorities and are supporting Pyrmont residents in their efforts to save Union Square.
Proposed sites for access to stations and installation of security vents at Union Square, Pyrmont, have prompted community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greens support Tamils’ struggle for a fair deal in Sri Lanka</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/05/28/greens-support-tamils%e2%80%99-struggle-for-a-fair-deal-in-sri-lanka/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/05/28/greens-support-tamils%e2%80%99-struggle-for-a-fair-deal-in-sri-lanka/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 13:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>World Affairs</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday May 23rd I attended a large but peaceful rally organised by the Tamil community in Sydney where I read a statement of support from the Greens NSW parliamentarians – this statement also reflects my view.  Other speakers included Phillip Boulten, barrister defending Tamils who are being prosecuted on terror-related charges, Reverend John Barr, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harold Park Paceway to trot off with Public Land</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/05/20/harold-park-paceway-to-trot-off-with-public-land/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/05/20/harold-park-paceway-to-trot-off-with-public-land/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 06:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>General Issues</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Harold Park Paceway has asked the Minister for Planing to use her Part 3A powers to determine a concept plan for the re-zoning and redevelopment of both the trotting facility and the adjacent historic Tramsheds.
The Greens are very concerned about this approach by the Trotting Club to have the concept plan determined inside the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greens Move to Extend Maternity Leave at City of Sydney</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/05/19/greens-move-to-extend-maternity-leave-at-city-of-sydney/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/05/19/greens-move-to-extend-maternity-leave-at-city-of-sydney/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 13:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Council</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The City of Sydney Council has been urged by the Greens to provide 18 weeks paid maternity leave for employees in line with an endorsement by the NSW Local Government Association.
Extending the leave from 14 to 18 weeks would show that the City of Sydney values parenting and recognises the huge investment women make to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clover calls in the cops to stifle resident protest</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/03/26/clover-calls-in-the-cops-to-stifle-resident-protest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/03/26/clover-calls-in-the-cops-to-stifle-resident-protest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>General Issues</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sydney’s hard pressed police were called in this week to remove protestors from the City of Sydney’s works site in Wood St, Forest Lodge. The protestors were trying to make the Lord Mayor see reason and remove a large switchback path that was a last minute inclusion in the design of the important wildlife habitat area contained [...]]]></description>
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		<title>311 Bus Doomed – Death by a thousand cuts</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/03/23/311-bus-doomed-%e2%80%93-death-by-a-thousand-cuts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/03/23/311-bus-doomed-%e2%80%93-death-by-a-thousand-cuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>General Issues</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Minister for Transport should intervene and reverse the decision to implement the latest cut to the 311 Bus service in Eastern Sydney. The reduction in the service is the latest in a succession of cuts in this bus route since 2002.
 
It seems clear to me that the 311 bus service is on the chopping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lord Mayor refuses to provide Wood Street wildlife habitat in Forest Lodge</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/03/19/lord-mayor-refuses-to-provide-wood-street-wildlife-habitat-in-forest-lodge/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/03/19/lord-mayor-refuses-to-provide-wood-street-wildlife-habitat-in-forest-lodge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:58:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>General Issues</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Forest Lodge residents are furious at the refusal of the Lord Mayor of Sydney to provide the wildlife habitat that was promised to them for over a decade. The bushland reserve is located along Hereford Street near Wood Street at Forest Lodge. It will pass into public ownership following the completion of the development of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ecologically Sustainable Development Guidelines for City Public Works Projects</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/03/19/ecologically-sustainable-development-guidelines-for-city-public-works-projects/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/03/19/ecologically-sustainable-development-guidelines-for-city-public-works-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Environment</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Greens get action on ESD policies
I put forward a notice of motion in February to ensure that the targets and aspirations of the City’s 2030 policy translate into action in the City’s public works and lead to measurable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
Grand statements and headline grabbing targets are great to inspire people but the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Affordable Housing Strategy for the City of Sydney</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/03/02/affordable-housing-strategy-for-the-city-of-sydney/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/03/02/affordable-housing-strategy-for-the-city-of-sydney/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>General Issues</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In 2006 I put forward a proposal to develop a strategy for the City of Sydney Council to encourage and provide affordable housing in its local government area. I followed up regularly with suggestions on strategic direction and Questions on Notice urging the CEO and the Lord Mayor to get on with developing a plan.
Finally, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greens Deliver on Childcare for City of Sydney Staff</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/02/26/greens-deliver-on-childcare-for-city-of-sydney-staff/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2009/02/26/greens-deliver-on-childcare-for-city-of-sydney-staff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:20:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>General Issues</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am delighted that the City has agreed to provide a childcare facility for City of Sydney staff.  In October 2007 I proposed that the City survey staff and develop a case for a work based childcare facility.
There was a very good response from staff to the survey which indicated that most respondents supported assistance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City of Sydney Splashes Cash On Small Bar Owners</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2008/12/11/city-of-sydney-splashes-cash-on-small-bar-owners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2008/12/11/city-of-sydney-splashes-cash-on-small-bar-owners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>General Issues</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While the Greens are supportive of the City’s Laneways Policy and are keen to see these sometimes charming city spaces activated for all kinds of cultural and commercial purposes, we do not support cash hand outs of public money to private “for profit” businesses in order to promote laneways. Such a scheme requires council to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greens supported on repeal of Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 and Liquidation of Australian Building Construction Commission</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2008/12/11/greens-supported-on-repeal-of-building-and-construction-industry-improvement-act-2005-and-liquidation-of-australian-building-construction-commission/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2008/12/11/greens-supported-on-repeal-of-building-and-construction-industry-improvement-act-2005-and-liquidation-of-australian-building-construction-commission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>General Issues</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most controversial pieces of Industrial Relations legislation that was enacted by the former Howard Government, The Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 (“The Act”), should be repealed immediately. Most City councillors agree.
I asked City of Sydney councillors to endorse the Greens call to repeal these laws and nine out of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greens Condemn Clover Moore Party support of ATMs in Pokie Dens</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2008/11/13/greens-condemn-clover-moore-party-support-of-atms-in-pokie-dens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2008/11/13/greens-condemn-clover-moore-party-support-of-atms-in-pokie-dens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>General Issues</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Greens are appalled at the City of Sydney support for the installation of ATM machines in establishments that rely on poker machines to boost their profits.
The Planning staff of the City of Sydney prepared a submission to the Senate Inquiry into Senator Xenaphon’s Bill “ATMs and Cash Facilities in Licensed Venues Bill 2008” and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greens help out at Luncheon Club’s 15th Birthday Celebration</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2008/11/13/greens-help-out-at-luncheon-club%e2%80%99s-15th-birthday-celebration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2008/11/13/greens-help-out-at-luncheon-club%e2%80%99s-15th-birthday-celebration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>LGBTI</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It was great to have Irene join me this year to lend a helping hand at the Luncheon Club’s 15th Birthday celebratory lunch on November 10. The Luncheon Club was set up 15 years ago by Carole Ann King to provide healthy meals and supportive community contact for people living with HIV. Carole Ann has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A message from Michael Moore on Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2008/11/12/a-message-from-michael-moore-on-obama/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chrisharris.org.au/2008/11/12/a-message-from-michael-moore-on-obama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
		
		<category>General Issues</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Friends,
Who among us is not at a loss for words? Tears pour out. Tears of joy. Tears of relief. A stunning, whopping landslide of hope in a time of deep despair.
In a nation that was founded on genocide and then built on the backs of slaves, it was an unexpected moment, shocking [...]]]></description>
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