NT Greens announce candidates

By Tim E. Stewart DARWIN — The NT Greens have announced their candidates for the federal elections. Margie Friel and Ilana Eldridge are standing for the Senate. Friel is director of the Aboriginal Youth Law Centre at the Northern Territory University. She is the Australian Greens spokesperson on Aboriginal affairs. Eldridge is a founding member of the NT Greens and a well-known environmental activist. Standing for the House of Representatives seat of the Northern Territory is Dr Philip Nitschke. Nitschke is a prominent anti-nuclear campaigner and a key advocate for the establishment of a methadone program for heroin addicts. Nitschke has also played a significant role campaigning for the implementation of voluntary euthanasia legislation.

From GLW issue 217