Giz in the Media in November/December 2009

  CCC monitors probe into video incident / by Giovanni Torre
Perth Voice, 05/12/2009, p7
THE WA crime and corruption commission is monitoring the internal police investigation of an incident in which a woman was allegedly injured by police after filming officers question three Aboriginal youth.

CCC to keep eye on police probe into video incident / by Giovanni Torre
Fremantle Herald, 05/12/2009, p17
THE WA crime and corruption commission is monitoring the internal police investigation of an incident in which a woman was allegedly injured by police after filming officers questioning three Aboriginal youths.

Greens support logging review / Letter
Donnybrook Bridgetown Mail, 01/12/2009, p2
From Giz Watson MLC, Member for North Metropolitan Region: THE Greens applaud the Conservation Commission's call to review the future sustainability of the timber industry and forest management in the face of climate change.

Police confirm probe into video snatch claim / by Giovanni Torre
Perth Voice, 28/11/2009, p6
POLICE have confirmed they are investigating an alleged incident in which a woman was injured while officers confiscated her video camera.

New search powers under fire / by Kim McDonald
West Australian, 24/11/2009, p10
Civil rights campaigner Fred Chaney, leading barrister Malcolm McCusker and Children's Commissioner Michelle Scott have condemned legislation that would give police unprecedented stop and search powers.  Read the full article here.

Caries stands by cop criticism / by Brendan Foster
Fremantle Herald, 21/11/2009, p9
Talking on 6PR last Friday Ms Caries expressed her fear that racist police will use new stop and search powers to target Ahoriginals.

Dredge fears for river dolphins / by Sarah Quinton
West Australian, 16/11/2009, p13
A marine scientist has called for a dredging plan at Fremantle port to be scrapped after six dead dolphins were found to have high levels of the banned chemical dieldrin in their system.

House offers Chester deal / by Warren Hately
Augusta Margaret River Times, 06/11/2009, p1
STATE MP Barry House has offered to bring the conflict over Chester Forest to an end, inviting environmentalists to make their case for taking the protest site off the books.

Giz Watson quizzes meatworks
Sun City News, 03/11/2009, p9
WA state politician, Giz Watson, submitted 11 questions to the Minister for Environment, Donna Faragher, during the 20th August sitting of parliament.