Archive for the 'Press Releases' Category

Supporting Human Rights is Not Anti-APEC

With 21 world leaders set to discuss issues of trade and economics at the Sydney APEC Summit, international human rights must be pushed into the APEC agenda. On Wednesday 5 September from 6pm to 9pm, The Rev. the Hon. Dr. Gordon Moyes, A.C. M.L.C., will be hosting a free public forum on “Balancing the scales with China” at Parliament House.

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The Relay for Human Dignity

A Global Human Rights Torch Relay (HRTR), inspired by the Olympic torch, is to be lit in Greece on Thursday 9 August and will travel around the world to put human rights on the agenda in the lead up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

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Embryonic Stem Cell Research Not Economically Rational

Embryonic stem cell research has suffered a catastrophic blow with a major Singaporean-Australian company abandoning work on therapies due to lack of success and soaring costs. ES Cell International (ESI), which raised $24 million in investment, has pulled out of the pursuit of cures for diabetes and heart damage.

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Softly-softly on security industry

“The raft of changes that have been heralded by the Minister for Police, David Campbell today as being tough on the security industry have neglected one fundamental point – the drug and alcohol testing of crowd controllers,” said Rev Hon Dr Gordon Moyes AC MLC.

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Battle of wits for charity

Local Rotary and Rotaract clubs will engage in a battle of wits at Parliament House on Tuesday 13th March, International Rotaract Day, to raise money for charity.

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Gordon Moyes kicks off Christmas Card recycling campaign

Rev Hon Dr Gordon Moyes AC MLC is encouraging Australians to be kind to the environment this holiday season by taking part in the ‘Cards 4 Planet Ark’ campaign. Now in its 13th year, the initiative has seen over 550 million greeting cards recycled.

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Devil In Detail: Using Embryos From Aborted Baby Girls

This Bill not only seeks to erode respect for life but also, will permit scientists to create human embryos where one of the parents is an aborted human foetus. The devil is certainly in the detail of this Bill.”

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Gordon Moyes to Tour the North Coast

Rev Hon Dr Gordon Moyes AC MLC will bring Parliament to the people as he tours through the centres of the NSW North Coast between the 7th and the 10th December 2006.

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‘Inhuman’ Cloning Bill: Crunch Time

“With the cut and thrust of debate due to start today, the House of Representatives will be considering one of the most devastating bills of our time,” said the Reverend Hon Dr Gordon Moyes.

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The End of the Asbestos Road

Its been a long time coming but asbestos sufferers have finally been served with justice.

“The tax brakes on the billions set aside by James Hardie for asbestos victims have finally be implemented,” Rev Dr Gordon Moyes said today.

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