| Right now, Labor leader Bill Shorten is pushing Labor to follow in Tony Abbott’s footsteps and turn back boats of refugees and asylum seekers who are coming to Australia. Will you contribute now to help the Greens take a stand and put humanity ahead of fear-mongering?Dear Neville,
This weekend, Bill Shorten is pushing Labor at their National Conference to support turning back boats of the world’s most vulnerable people. This would set Labor on track to continue the Abbott government’s disgraceful treatment of refugees and asylum seekers. It’s clear — the Greens are the only real alternative to Tony Abbott’s fear-mongering. Can you chip in now to keep Melbourne the voice of humanity in Parliament?
Real leadership means standing up for what’s right, but instead Bill Shorten has caved to Tony Abbott’s fear-mongering. He’s been told by his pollsters that cruel refugee policy is popular and has decided to prioritise those votes over fairness, justice and humanity. It’s shameful.
The way the Abbott government is treating asylum seekers is abhorrent. The boat turn-back policy is a national disgrace that is reviled around the world and now Bill Shorten has confirmed that he doesn’t want Labor to do anything about it. To keep a voice for Melbourne’s values in Parliament, we need to make sure Melbourne stays Green at the next election. Can you chip in $40 now to our fighting fund for Melbourne?
Bill Shorten’s signing up to Tony Abbott’s brutal and inhumane treatment of some of the world’s most vulnerable people is a failure of leadership. And, if he and his powerful right faction get their way at Labor’s National Conference this weekend, all Labor MPs will be forced to toe the party line.
It’s never been clearer: to keep humanity in our Parliament, we need Greens MPs, regardless of who’s in government. Without continued pressure from the Greens, a Labor government would continue Tony Abbott’s war on the world’s most vulnerable without opposition. Will you contribute now to our fighting fund to keep Melbourne a strong and compassionate voice in the middle of Parliament?
The Greens have a proven track record on standing up for what matters — and this issue matters. The Greens are the only party who always have and always will stand up for a humane, compassionate and practical approach to refugees and asylum seekers. We stand with refugees and asylum seekers in our Parliament, in our streets and in our communities. We are proud to be a real alternative to Abbott’s fear-mongering.
Help keep Melbourne’s values of compassion and humanity in Parliament — chip in $40 to our fighting fund now at http://www.adambandt.com/donate.
Thanks for standing with us,
Adam |
