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| Greens reportedly sign formal complaint against Lee Rhiannon over Gonski leaflet | Greens reportedly sign formal complaint against Lee Rhiannon over Gonski leaflet |
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| Rhiannon denies she derailed party’s negotiations with Coalition over school funding deal | |
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| Sun 25 Jun 2017 03.33 BST | |
| First published on Sun 25 Jun 2017 00.53 BST | |
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| All nine of Greens senator Lee Rhiannon’s federal colleagues, including the leader, Richard Di Natale, have reportedly signed a formal complaint against the New South Wales senator. | All nine of Greens senator Lee Rhiannon’s federal colleagues, including the leader, Richard Di Natale, have reportedly signed a formal complaint against the New South Wales senator. |
| Rhiannon rejected the allegations that she derailed the party’s negotiations over school funding and breached the faith of the party room. | Rhiannon rejected the allegations that she derailed the party’s negotiations over school funding and breached the faith of the party room. |
| Fairfax Media says the nine have sent the letter to the Greens national council, accusing Rhiannon of attempting to derail them over the Gonski schools funding negotiations after she distributed a leaflet against the deal. | Fairfax Media says the nine have sent the letter to the Greens national council, accusing Rhiannon of attempting to derail them over the Gonski schools funding negotiations after she distributed a leaflet against the deal. |
| The material was dropped in letterboxes in Sydney’s inner west last week as the Turnbull government finalised its negotiations on the overhaul of school funding. | The material was dropped in letterboxes in Sydney’s inner west last week as the Turnbull government finalised its negotiations on the overhaul of school funding. |
| “We were astounded that Senator Rhiannon was engaged with its production and distribution without informing [the] party room at a time when we were under enormous pressure from all sides as we considered our position on the [school funding] bill,” Fairfax quoted the letter as saying. | “We were astounded that Senator Rhiannon was engaged with its production and distribution without informing [the] party room at a time when we were under enormous pressure from all sides as we considered our position on the [school funding] bill,” Fairfax quoted the letter as saying. |
| The senators said the material clearly had the potential to damage negotiations about securing “billions of dollars of additional funding for underfunded public schools”. | The senators said the material clearly had the potential to damage negotiations about securing “billions of dollars of additional funding for underfunded public schools”. |
| Rhiannon said on Sunday, that at all times her actions on education had been faithful to Greens policy and process. | Rhiannon said on Sunday, that at all times her actions on education had been faithful to Greens policy and process. |
| “My work did not impact on the Greens negotiations with the government,” she said in a statement. | “My work did not impact on the Greens negotiations with the government,” she said in a statement. |
| “It was the Turnbull government’s decision to do a deal with the crossbench senators that killed off negotiations with the Greens. I had no role in that.” | “It was the Turnbull government’s decision to do a deal with the crossbench senators that killed off negotiations with the Greens. I had no role in that.” |
| The leaflets she authorised were a “good initiative” of Greens local groups and highlighted the negative impact the Turnbull government’s plan would have on their public schools, she said. | The leaflets she authorised were a “good initiative” of Greens local groups and highlighted the negative impact the Turnbull government’s plan would have on their public schools, she said. |
| “I was proud to stand with branches of the Australian Education Union, particularly as the Turnbull school funding plan favoured private schools.” | “I was proud to stand with branches of the Australian Education Union, particularly as the Turnbull school funding plan favoured private schools.” |
| A spokesman for Di Natale said the party room would meet “shortly” to discuss the matter. | A spokesman for Di Natale said the party room would meet “shortly” to discuss the matter. |
| “We’re extremely disappointed that the letter was made public,” he said. | “We’re extremely disappointed that the letter was made public,” he said. |
| The leaflet, a copy of which was posted on Twitter, urged residents to call senators and demand they “take a stand for public education”. | The leaflet, a copy of which was posted on Twitter, urged residents to call senators and demand they “take a stand for public education”. |
| It broke down “proposed funding cuts” to local public schools and stated that the party remained committed to the full, original Gonski plan. | It broke down “proposed funding cuts” to local public schools and stated that the party remained committed to the full, original Gonski plan. |
| The government threw an extra $5bn into the plan to win over the crossbench, taking the package to $23.5bn over the next decade. | The government threw an extra $5bn into the plan to win over the crossbench, taking the package to $23.5bn over the next decade. |
| Labor and the Greens voted against the package but the government secured the 10 crucial crossbench votes needed to get its funding shake-up over the line. | Labor and the Greens voted against the package but the government secured the 10 crucial crossbench votes needed to get its funding shake-up over the line. |
| The Gonski 2.0 package will ensure underfunded schools reach funding targets in six years instead of 10 – an amendment Labor and the Greens supported on Thursday night. | The Gonski 2.0 package will ensure underfunded schools reach funding targets in six years instead of 10 – an amendment Labor and the Greens supported on Thursday night. |
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