Go Petro!

This morning we have news that Petro Georgiou is pushing his private members bills into parliament today! He and his cohorts met with Mr Howard last night, and Mr Howard made some significant concessions, but Georgiou was not satisfied so he's going ahead. This is *amazing*. The introduction of of a private member's bill is a sign of mutiny in the party, particularly since Howard has said this is not an issue of conscience. At the same time, Mr Beazley is vocally supportive of the bills, which means that they will at least get a good go in parliament. This is quite amazing. Although, alot of Coalition MPs are still in favour of mandatory detention with some 'softening' around the edges so we'll see how it goes.
If you live in an electorate outside petro georgiou's kooyong (which most of my friends DON'T!) PLEASE write to your MP stating that you support Petro's bills.
This could make a massive difference - it's very exciting.

Come on!

:c)