https://youtu.be/Liv1tGitpoc ONGOING KANGAROO KILLING 6th June 2019 The Hon. MARK PEARSON (15:18):In August last year the New South Wales Government changed the rules to make it easier to shoot kangaroos for non-commercial purposes. As a result of the changes, those...
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Support for Sydney nightlife
Being an openly gay man and having enjoyed the gay strip from as far back as the controversial late 1970s I appreciate and support the importance of a relaxed, diverse and unfettered Sydney night life. Before the last NSW parliament rose Robert Borsak had introduced a...
AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMAL WELFARE DISASTER AT MENINDEE LAKES
16th January 2019 Mismanagement of Minindee Lakes has caused an environmental and animal welfare disaster. The continual draining of the lakes system has caused immeasurable suffering and damage. The reason given for draining the lakes is that "the lakes evaporate...
INQUIRY INTO SUSTAINABILITY OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY IN NSW
16th November 2018 One of Mark Pearson's responsibilities (and a privilege) is to sit on the Legislative Council's "Industry and Transport" Committee. Recently the Committee conducted an inquiry into the sustainability of dairy in NSW. This gave Mark the...
REQUEST FOR GREYHOUND RACING INDUSTRY STATISTICS ON REHOMED NUMBERS
24th October 2018 Questions without notice. The Hon. MARK PEARSON (15:12): My question is directed to the Hon. Niall Blair, representing the Hon. Paul Toole, Minister for Racing. The New South Wales Government subsidises the greyhound racing industry to the tune of...
“THE MAN HE KILLED” BY THOMAS HARDY
14th November 2018 Notice of motion. https://youtu.be/82iR7AelrR8 The Hon. MARK PEARSON (11:06): I move: (1)That this House commends the works of Thomas Hardy, poet and author who: (a)was born near Dorchester in 1840 into a stonemason's family; and (b)became renowned...
WARRAGAMBA DAM WALL RAISING – EFFECTS ON WILDLIFE BY PURPOSELY FLOODING PARTS THE NATIONAL PARK
20th November 2018 Questions without notice. The Hon. MARK PEARSON (16:13): My question is directed to theMinister for Primary Industries, Minister for Regional Water, and Minister for Trade and Industry. As the Minister responsible for animal welfare, what...
SELECT COMMITTEE ON LANDOWNER PROTECTION FROM UNAUTHORISED FILMING OR SURVEILLANCE
14th November 2018 Adjournment Speech. https://youtu.be/O5e4w6v6ea4 The Hon. MARK PEARSON (00:20): As a member of the Legislative Council Select Committee on Landowner Protection from Unauthorised Filming or Surveillance, I thank the secretariat staff for their...
LAND CLEARING AND NATIVE ANIMAL HABITAT LOSS
13th November 2018 Questions without notice. The Hon. MARK PEARSON (16:47): My question is directed to the Minister for Primary Industries. As Minister responsible for animal welfare, what is his response to the Sydney Morning Herald article of 7 November, which...
THE GREENS – THEY SHOOT HORSES DON’T THEY
12th November 2018 “Even when the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party condemns aerial shooting of horses along with the Nationals and every other party, the Greens condone this brutal Rambo type slaughter of animals” says Animal Justice Party MLC Mark Pearson. The...
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