Bob Brown visits the Darling Downs
Today Australian Greens leader Bob Brown visited the Darling Downs, in South East Queensland with Senate candidate Larissa Waters.
Senator Brown met with Glenn Beutel, the last resident of the town of Acland (former pop. 250) after the buy up of all other properties by coal mining companies. Senator Brown said the Greens would stand up for farming communities against multinational mining companies.
Nationals put mining ahead of farmers
The Australian Greens are appalled that the Nationals have buckled to mining industry pressure to allow mining exploration under prime farming land without a water sustainability study. Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown, who today moved amendments to the Water Amendment Bill, originally proposed in the lower house by New England
Moeller immigration case not isolated in disability discrimination
Moeller immigration case not isolated in disability discrimination Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has reiterated the Greens' call for an overhaul of discriminatory attitudes and practices against people with disabilities within the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. Senator Hanson-Young spoke out after a family was denied permanent
Greens New Century Australia Senate Agenda
The Australian Greens today outlined their vision for Australia in the new century ahead of the opening of the Balance-of-Power Senate.
Australian Greens Leader, Senator Bob Brown, said a record 1.17 million people voted Greens at the last election, and the five Greens Senators were ready to work constructively with all parties to respond to the challenges of the new century.
"Pollution, poverty, discrimination and the destruction of Australia's forests and precious environments are the legacy of the last century and decades of greed and inaction."
"The Greens' role, beginning with this new Parliament, is to begin delivering an Australia that was cleaner, fairer and saner."
Local vegetable growers will pay if China FTA proceeds
In Senate Estimates hearings today, it was revealed that Australian vegetable growers will be sold out in negotiations with China over a Free Trade Agreement, Australian Greens Senator Christine Milne said today.