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 * Larissa Waters, Senate Candidate for Qld.**

Dear Georgia, I hope you have received a reply from the Australian Greens with responses from our party on behalf of all candidates. If not, I have attached our reply. (see pdf) Kind regards, Larissa Larissa Waters

Australian Greens lead Senate candidate for Queensland larissa.waters@qld.greens.org.au


 * Thanks very much for your letter and survey.**
 * Please find attached our answers to your questions.**
 * best wishes,**
 * Szilvia Csanyi**


 * Szilvia Csanyi**
 * Campaign Manager**
 * Australian Greens VictoriaGreens**
 * Australian Greens VictoriaGreens**

//Here is the response from the National Greens. To see the original, click on the pdf link below.//

THE HUB: CAMPAIGN FOR QUALITY SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN AUSTRALIA FEDERAL ELECTION 2010

The Greens place a high value on public education and recognise that investment in the education sector pays enormous social dividends. For this reason, our policy holds that 'the government has a primary responsibility to fund all levels of the public education system - early childhood education, schools, vocational education and training and universities - to provide high quality education to all students'1. Sufficient resourcing for measures that improve literacy and reading are naturally central to this.

Consequently, the Greens unequivocally support the continuation of the House of Representatives Inquiry into School Libraries and Teacher Librarians in Australian Schools after the election. We will monitor the outcomes with interest and support recommendations that we consider are well targeted to improving educational outcomes, especially literacy. Until all evidence to the inquiry has been assessed and the inquiry has reported, it would be premature to make any more specific commitments.

10 August 2010

1 http://greens.org.au/policies/care-for-people/education

Thank you for the opportunity to put forward the policy platform of the Australian Greens.

Attached is our response to your election survey. Please confirm receipt and we would be pleased to see an example of how you have used this information.

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any further information.

Kind regards,

Emma

EMMA BULL

Office of SENATOR BOB BROWN Leader of the Australian Greens


 * Thanks for your email which I am forwarding onto the office of Senator Sarah Hanson-Young who has the education portfolio. I will mention however that Senator Milne raised the issue of Teacher Librarian Training and staffing during the Senate Inquiry into the government’s stimulus package.**


 * Kind regards**


 * Wendy McLeod**
 * Office of Senator Christine Milne**
 * GPO Box 896**
 * Hobart Tasmania 7001**

Just to let you know we got this and our national office will get you a response as soon as possible. Please let us know if you don't hear anything back in the near future. [See further response above]

Regards,

Colin --- Colin Jacobs Campaign Assistant to Dr Richard Di Natale Australian Greens Victoria

Hello Audrey, I believe we can answer this in the affirmative. The Greens have been a strong voice for education and the NSW Teachers Federation scorecard sees the Greens as the leaders in this area. Dr John Kaye our NSW MLC is NSW spokesperson for education and an great advocate of all things educational including librarians.

Rest assured that should Dominic win the seat of Cowper this will be on his agenda.

Thank you again for alerting us of this and we wish you well.

Best wishes, Cheryl Dooley Media Officer The Greens Cowper Election Campaign Committee Ph: 6654 3793 Mobile 0428 631 219 (Try landline first) Website: http://greens.org.au/cowper/