Brown launches key Greens candidates for Queensland election
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown today joined Greens Senator-elect Larissa Waters for the launch of Adam Stone and Sandra Bayley as the Greens candidates for Mt Coot-tha and Ashgrove in the upcoming Queensland election.
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Senator Bob Brown pre-election National Press Club address
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Ladies and gentlemen, Saturday is crunch time for Australia. In the Senate it will either be a vote for the Greens in bigger numbers, providing accountability, or a return to Coalition domination. I will come back to these options, but first I want to talk about the campaign.
Three messages have been repeated to me from people in the streets of Australian cities and towns these last weeks as I travelled from Darwin to Melbourne, from Mackay to Cygnet, from Orange to Gunghalin, from Adelaide to Perth.
Greens push for light rail
Greens leader Bob Brown is in Brisbane today with Queensland Senate candidate Larissa Waters campaigning on the Greens' plan for light rail in our major cities. 
The Greens will work for increased federal funding for public transport to help ease congestion, reduce pollution, save the climate and increase our quality of life.
"It is only the Greens who are campaigning for improved public transport right across the nation, beginning with a national inventory and implementation study for light rail in our capital cities," said Senator Brown.
NSW Senate campaign launched
Lee Rhiannon launched her campaign for a Senate spot in NSW today at the Walsh Bay theatre. 
Lee told the audience that if elected, she would campaign for federal funding to revitalise public transport and expand the freight rail network to drive down transport based greenhouse gas emissions and make our communities safer, healthier and more liveable.
She warned of the dangers of an Abbott controlled Senate, underlining why it is important for voters to choose the Greens in the Senate to prevent Coalition control.
Lee also pledged to work to give NSW a clear direction on how to cut NSW's greenhouse emissions while creating new, sustainable jobs. She emphasised the importance of this task as 27% of Australia's carbon emissions come from NSW.
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Queensland Senate campaign launched
Today Greens Leader Bob Brown campaigned in Brisbane launching Greens Senate candidate Larissa Waters.
Bob Brown launches Queensland Senate Candidate Larissa Waters in BrisbaneBob and Larissa announced a new plan to tackle the biggest threats to the Great Barrier Reef, including: measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2020; extending the requirements for satellite tracking of vessels on board vessels for all ships transporting coal and gas throughout the reef; an extension of compulsory pilotage across the entire reef for large transport ships through the relevant international forums; banning the use of the pesticides, particularly Diuron, Atrazine and Ametryn, which are found in high concentrations in run-off from the land.
Labor will direct Senate preferences to the Greens in 2010
The Labor Party will direct its Senate preferences to the Australian Greens ahead of all other political parties in all States and Territories at the 2010 federal election, Australian Greens National Campaign Coordinator Ebony Bennett said today.
Local branches of the Greens have chosen to direct preferences to the Labor party ahead of the Coalition in a number of lower house seats.
“More and more Australians are voting Greens. The latest polls put the Greens primary vote at 12%-13% nationally,” Ms Bennett said.
“The Greens play a sensible and constructive role in the Parliament. We offer a genuine alternative for progressive voters on issues such as action on climate change and the humane treatment of asylum seekers.”
Growing concerns over future privatisation of NBN: Greens
As the Senate Select Committee undertakes hearings into the National Broadband Network in Sydney, the Australian Greens have expressed strong concerns about proposals to privatise the network in a decade's time.
"At the very least, the Government should undertake a public interest test and require a vote in Parliament before privatisation lands us back in the same mess we're in today," said Australian Greens communications spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam.
"The Implementation study has proposed that a form of public interest test be undertaken before any decision is made to privatise the NBN. This morning the Select Committee heard evidence in support of this recommendation from industry and user groups.
