Bob Resigns
Bob Brown has resigned as Leader of the Australian Greens Parliamentary Party. He will also resign from the Senate, after 16 years' service, when his Tasmanian replacement is available in June.
For Newman on the environment, read Abbott
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman's call to abandon federal laws to protect the environment is a clear sign that Tony Abbott will dismantle the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act if he were to win the 2013 election, Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.
Local government wants decisive role in phone towers
At today's hearing into Tasmanian Senator Bob Brown's bill to improve community consultation into towers built by telecommunications carriers, the Local Government Association's Adrian Beresford-Wylie said local government wanted the right to accept or reject proposals.
Attack on environmental laws unsustainable
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown today condemned the government-business agenda to wreck environmental laws.
Big business declares war on the community: Greens
Today's call to strip down environmental processes and fast track everything - mining mega-developments to shopping centres - is a war on the Australian people's quality of life and the environment by the big end of town, Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.
Not too late to slow the mining gravy train
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown today welcomed the AWU's support for the Greens' advocacy of a mining tax package that delivers a fair return and sets aside funds for future generations in a sovereign wealth fund.
Essential to put economy & services ahead of doctrinaire surplus
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today's Essential poll, showing 73% support maintaining services and investment and a delay in returning to a budget surplus, backs the Greens' call for the Government to drop its doctrinaire insistence on a 2012-13 surplus.
Cardinal Pell should nail Mammon
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown has rebuffed Cardinal Pell's Easter attack on the Greens as not very Christian.
Wrong way on economy, go back: Brown to Swan
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown has called on Treasurer Wayne Swan to reverse the government's doctrinaire insistence on a surplus in the May budget.
Time to commit to a down-payment on Gonski's education plan
A down-payment in the upcoming budget on more education spending, in line with the Gonski report's recommendations, would demonstrate a genuine commitment to real reform, Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.
