Welcome. I’m Brad Pettitt, your Greens MLC in the WA State Parliament.

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We all want a better, more sustainable world. Here are some of my ideas about how to make it happen.

18 September 2023

FOGO on Flashpoint

Local Government

14 September 2023

Member’s Statement – McGowan intervention in EPA

4 September 2023

224 Submissions Against, Zero for. The proposed Fremantle District Police Complex is without Community Support.

3 September 2023

For my Dad on Father’s Day

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Channel 7 Flashpoint on Climate Change July 16th 2023

19 July 2023

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Encouraging Signs of a New Approach to Banksia Hill and Unit 18.

24 June 2023

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Homelessness on Perth Streets – 7 News

21 June 2023

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While I'm glad these reforms have finally been rei

While I'm glad these reforms have finally been reintroduced to Parliament, they don't go far enough to stop the influence of corporate donations on WA politics.

❌ No limits on who can donate ⛽

❌ No caps on the amount that can be donated 💰

❌ No action to stop the revolving door of WA politicians - like Ben Wyatt and Mark McGowan - walking straight into corporate roles in the resources sector 🏃

❌ No restrictions on cash-for-access events that lock everyday Western Australians out of our democracy 💸

Why is the Cook Government kicking the Airbnb deci

Why is the Cook Government kicking the Airbnb decision down the road under the guise of needing more information, when that information is already well known?

Airbnb and short-stay accommodation outnumber long-term rentals more than three to one. Time to incentivize getting these 8000 dwellings back into the long-term rental market. It's not that complicated!

Back for the final sitting week in September and w

Back for the final sitting week in September and we’ve got a number of questions the State Government probably won’t like about waste and climate activism. We may also be seeing the government’s long-awaited emissions targets made public – watch this space.⁠
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🥦 The government’s critically underfunded FOGO bin rollout is in trouble as councils refuse to foot the bill for this necessary but expensive process. Perversely we are seeing some local governments commit long-term to burning their organics rather than composting it, which is a terrible outcome. Less than half of Perth’s households are participating in FOGO but the the Minister still thinks the rollout is going well. – I’ll be seeking to clarify this.⁠
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⚕️ The Abortion Legislation Reform Bill is once again before the Upper House this week. We really welcome these reforms after so many years of effort by advocates and community members across WA. We want to see this pass as soon as possible.⁠
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🥾 The role of the State Security Investigation Group in harassing, intimidating and arresting nonviolent climate activists has raised alarming questions about this government’s authoritarian approach to dissent – especially where the interests of the fossil fuel industry are at stake. I’ll be trying to dig deeper into how this police group operates, and who is responsible for directing it to go after community members who are peacefully trying to protect future generations from climate catastrophe.⁠
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Imagine WA following California’s lead on this!

Imagine WA following California’s lead on this!

Wonderful to see such a huge turnout to the YES ra

Wonderful to see such a huge turnout to the YES rally in Perth today.

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