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Larissa Waters
Senator for Qld & Greens Leader in the Senate

Greens launch RenewQld – a multi-billion plan for thousands of clean-energy jobs across the state

29 May, 2016 - Greens Leader Richard Di Natale today announced RenewQld – a plan to generate $53 billion in clean-energy investment in the state over the next 1...

Censorship of UN climate report to edit out Great Barrier Reef leaves questions for Hunt

27 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens condemn the Turnbull Government for overseeing the censorship of a UN climate change report to remove all mention of the Gr...

Greens commit $5 billion in long-term, secure funding for domestic violence services

26 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have today announced a $5 billion plan over ten years to provide long-term, secure funding for domestic violence services, ...

Greens plan would secure long-term funding for domestic violence services for Victoria

26 May, 2016 - Greens plan would secure long-term funding for domestic violence services for Victoria The Australian Greens have announced a plan to provide lon...

Greens announce national plan for legal, accessible and affordable abortion

24 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens today announced a $15 million plan to improve the accessibility and affordability of abortion nationally.  Queensland Senat...

Greens to power up Sunshine Coast solar with battery-storage plan

19 May, 2016 - The Greens have announced a costed plan to support the tens of thousands of Sunshine Coast solar households to install battery storage and to enc...

Old parties want to gut agency funding ground-breaking UNSW solar research

18 May, 2016 - UNSW's world-leading research, announced today, which breaks a world record for solar efficiency, is funded through the Australian Renewable Ener...

Cape Grim and poll finding global warming a vote-changer show old parties ignoring science and community

16 May, 2016 - Confirmation from Cape Grim that atmospheric carbon dioxide has reached 400 parts per million and another poll showing Australians want action on...

QLD families to be slugged $287m by childcare delay

12 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have expressed concern for the thousands of Queensland families who will be disadvantaged by the government's decision to d...

Government climate body feels pressure to withhold recommendation for carbon pricing until after the election

6 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling for the release of a Climate Change Authority report recommending a carbon price, which the Authority decided to...

Budget fails the Great Barrier Reef and clean energy, while further propping up fossil fuels

4 May, 2016 - The Liberals' budget fails the environment and the Great Barrier Reef, cuts billions from clean energy and tops up the billions in hand outs to th...