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Larissa Waters
Senator for Qld & Greens Leader in the Senate

Governments risking In Danger listing of Reef with shoddy UNESCO Reef homework

1 December, 2016 - The Australian Greens say the Australian and Queensland government’s inaction and capitulation to big coal will tempt UNESCO to put the Great...

Labor lets offshore dumping of sludge continue on Reef

1 December, 2016 - The state Labor government’s Maintenance Dredging Strategy for Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area Ports lets one million cubic metres of ...

A plan to save the Reef that ignores global warming is meaningless

30 November, 2016 - The Australian Greens say any plan to save the Great Barrier Reef that ignores global warming is meaningless “The government’s draft respons...

Face the facts and take action to save the Reef say Greens

29 November, 2016 - The Australian Greens call on all political parties to face the scientific facts and take drastic action to save the Great Barrier Reef. “A ...

One Nation puts 70,000 Queensland jobs in jeopardy

26 November, 2016 - By falsely claiming that the Great Barrier Reef is “alive and well” after visiting an area unaffected by coral bleaching One Nation is putti...

Greens proud of legal fight against Adani mega-coal mine

25 November, 2016 - “We are disappointed with this decision but are proud of the tenacious legal fight to oppose this mega-coal mine. “When governments fail to ...

Greens push to take fracking ban national

24 November, 2016 - The test is on for the Nationals and the Labor party with the Senate today debating the Australian Greens’ bill to ban fracking and give lan...

Greens give Ministerial Standards some teeth

23 November, 2016 - The Senate today supported an Australian Greens motion to force the government to disclose currently secret meetings between former minister...

Women of Australia need more than words; the government needs to stand up, speak out and cough up.

23 November, 2016 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for women spoke at a breakfast event for White Ribbon Day held in Parliament House this mor...

One Nation 'stands up' for Australians by taking $70,000 from a property developer

21 November, 2016 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Queensland Senator Larissa Waters said Pauline Hanson and her party promised voters they would shake up ...

Gender pay gap data shows discrimination alive and well

16 November, 2016 - With the release of data on the gender pay gap today showing women are paid an average of nearly $27,000 less than men, the Australians Gree...

Slam shut the revolving door between politics and big polluters

16 November, 2016 - The Australian Greens say former Minister Ian Macfarlane's proposal to make environment groups stick to “digging up lantana” shows the dange...