Rachel Siewert

Infobox Politician
name = Rachel Siewert

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nationality = Australian flagicon|Australia
party = Australian Greens
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website = [http://www.rachelsiewert.org.au/ RachelSiewert.org.au]
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Senator Rachel Siewert is an Australian politician from the Australian Greens. She was elected to represent Western Australia in the Australian Senate at the 2004 federal election. The other Green Senator elected at the 2004 election was Christine Milne (Tasmania), joining Australian Greens Senators Bob Brown (Tasmania) and Kerry Nettle (New South Wales).

Siewert was awarded the Bessie Rischbieth Conservation Award in 2003. Prior to her parliamentary election, Siewert was involved with the establishment of the Conservation Council of Western Australia.

Siewert has been involved with a number of parliamentary committees and enquiries as well as debates including:Fact|date=July 2008
*Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport (RRAT) standing committee, deputy chair
*Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account
*RRAT References Committee, chair
*Petrol sniffing Inquiry (2005-06)
*Peak Oil Inquiry (2006), chair
*Water Policy Inquiry (2006), chaired
*Salinity Inquiry (2005)
*Stolen Wages (2006-07)
*SEQ water supplies, Traveston dam inquiry (2007)
*Agricultural strategy for a changing climate (2007-2008)
*Indigenous visual arts inquiry (2006-07)
*Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection (2006)
*Child Support Inquiry (2006)
*Social Security changes (various)
*Welfare to Work (2006)
*Work Choices (2006)
*Building Industry Construction and Improvement Bill (2006)
*Disabilities CSTDA Inquiry (Feb 2007)
*Native Title Amendment Bill (Feb 2007)
*Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill (August 2006)
*Water Bill (2007)
*Northern Territory Intervention Bills (2007)
*Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Bill (June 2007)
*Environment and Heritage Bill (Nov 2006)
*Quarantine and Biosecurity Issues
*Gene Technology (2007)
*Food Standards Australia New Zealand (2007)
*AWB Inquiry (2006)
*Senate Estimates (2005-07)

References

* [http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/TranslateWIPILink.aspx?Folder=BIOGS&Criteria=NAME_ID:E5Z%3B Rachel Siewert, Senate Biography]

External links

* [http://wa.greens.org.au/parliament/rsiewert/ Homepage at the WA Greens website]
* [http://www.rachelsiewert.org.au/ Personal website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=SenatorRachelSiewert Senator Siewert's YouTube Channel]
* [http://www.greensblog.org/ GreensBlog]