Vanessa Rauland, renewable energy advocate, is Greens candidate for Canning by-election
Greens name renewable energy advocate Vanessa Rauland as Canning by-election candidate, ABC News, 23 Aug 15 The WA Greens have named a renewable energy advocate as their candidate for the Canning by-election.
Vanessa Rauland, a small business owner and a lecturer at Curtin University, will run in the September 19 federal by-election brought on by thesudden death of Liberal MP Don Randall last month.
Ms Rauland said it was important to give voters a Green option.
“We know it could be a long shot to win this by-election, but we’re always trying to push up the vote and allow people to have the the option to vote Greens,” she said.
“We’ve seen it in Melbourne recently, the Greens took a seat from the Liberals there.
“Right across the board, Labor and Liberal have failed our community, from climate change to equal marriage to data retention.”
Ms Rauland said she would focus her campaign around renewable energy, arts and education issues……..http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-23/greens-name-canning-by-election-candidate/6718148
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