Brown backs NSW Greens candidate Fiona Byrne

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Brown backs NSW Greens candidate Fiona Byrne

National Greens Leader Bob Brown has defended a key Greens candidate for this weekend's New South Wales election over her comments about a boycott of Israel.

Fiona Byrne is the Marrickville Mayor, and is widely tipped to unseat Labor Health Minister Carmel Tebbutt in the state seat of the same name


http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/9053792/brown-backs-nsw-greens-candidate/

I hope the people show her their contempt and vote inderpendant

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Are the libs bothering to contest this seat? I can't remember a local liberal candidate speaking out against the watermelon's policies

[Protectionist]

Rosana Tyler, Liberals:
https://www.nsw.liberal.org.au/nsw-candidates/rosana-tyler.html

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Double blow to NSW Greens' election chances

The Greens' hopes of winning their first Lower House seats in this weekend's New South Wales election have suffered a double blow.

The party's Marrickville candidate, Fiona Byrne, has been caught up in a major gaffe over a planned boycott of Israel, while one of the Greens' other main hopes, Jamie Parker, now faces an uphill battle after a high-profile anti-corruption campaigner backed one of his rivals.

For Fiona Byrne, the trouble is of her own making.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/local/9056345/double-blow-to-nsw-greens-election-chances/