Schools a priority for 2012: Greens
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown today released a background paper on schools funding and said the Gillard government should commit to introducing and passing legislation for the reformed schools funding system this year.
Prime Minister lines up with loggers
The Prime Minister is aping Forestry Tasmania's lines on the breach of her August commitment to immediately protect Tasmania's high conservation value forests, Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.
Greens say all roads lead to one dollar
Australian Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown says all roads in the debate over poker machines are now leading to the Greens' one dollar bet limit option.
More wild forests to go to chainsaws
Australian Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown says today’s Tasmanian forests “conservation agreement” is a blueprint for the utter destruction of more than 20 square kilometres of high conservation value (HCV) forests.
Greens whale-saver bill goes to Opposition
A bill to ensure that if future whaling occurs in Australia's whale sanctuaries - either off Australia or Antarctica - a policing vessel is on the scene has been sent to the Opposition.
PM, Premier dishonour agreement
Prime Minister Gillard and Premier Giddings committed to “immediately” reserve Tasmania’s High Conservation Value forests last August, backed by the logging industry and environmentalists, but since then some 10 square kilometres of the forests have been destroyed and another 10 square kilometres is earmarked for immediate destruction”, Australian Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown said.
Tokyo’s illegal invasion of World Heritage Area continues
Early this morning the Japanese harpoon ship Yushin Maru III was holding fast in Australia’s World Heritage Area and territorial waters off Macquarie Island. This is despite a call from Australia to have the ship exit our territory.
Japanese Harpoon Ship Invades Australian World Heritage Area
Australian Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown says that the Japanese whaling ship Yushin Maru III, with harpoon up front, is now inside Australian territorial waters and the World Heritage area of the subantarctic Macquarie Island.
Gillard’s failure on whaling
The Gillard government’s failure to do anything at all about this summer’s illegal Japanese whaling in Australia’s Antarctic waters leaves the Prime Minister’s admonition of three whaling activists looking insipid, Australian Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown said in Hobart today.
Greens welcome carp eradication grant
Australian Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown has welcomed the $820000 Commonwealth Grant to get rid of introduced predatory carp from Tasmania’s Lake Sorell.
