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Govt must Step in after UN warns Warragamba Dam Wall Raising Risks World Heritage Status

5 July, 2019 - The Australian Government must urgently intervene to protect the Blue Mountains National Park, after the UNESCO World Heritage Committee warned t...

Rachel Siewert’s June Update

4 July, 2019 - By Senator Rachel Siewert None of us were anticipating the election result and it was an evening of mixed emotions at our election after party...

A Just Transition into the Renewable Economy

4 July, 2019 - By Rob Delves, Green Issue Co-editor NO ENVIRONMENT, NO ECONOMY”. I’m pretty sure it was the first political tee shirt I bought soon after arr...

Robin Chapple’s June Update

4 July, 2019 - By Hon. Robin Chapple, MLC for Mining and Pastoral Winter break is upon us, and with that the MPs from across our vast state return to their e...

Jordon Steele-John’s June Update

4 July, 2019 - By Senator Jordon Steele-John We knocked on over 60,000 doors, made over 25,000 phone calls, raised hundreds of thousands of dollars from more...

Othering

4 July, 2019 - By Chris Johansen, Green Issue Co-editor Responding to the Christchurch Massacre, and the consequent Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, The School ...

Alison Xamon’s June Update

4 July, 2019 - By Hon. Alison Xamon, MLC, Member for North Metropolitan Region It has been a particularly busy time in Parliament as we head towards the wint...

Greens Senator introduces bill to ban live export

4 July, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has today introduced a bill to ban live export. The Live Animal Exp...

Greens the real opposition as tax cuts pass

4 July, 2019 - Leader of the Australian Greens Senator Richard Di Natale has condemned today’s bipartisan destruction of our progressive taxation system, declar...

Inquiry into the regulation of building standards, building quality and building disputes

4 July, 2019 - The NSW Upper House Public Accountability Committee has commenced an inquiry into the regulation of building standards, building quality and buil...

Diane Evers’ June Update

3 July, 2019 - By Hon. Diane Evers, MLC, Member for South West I’m so pleased to be writing this after the good news was finally confirmed during the past fo...

Tim Clifford’s June Update

3 July, 2019 - By Hon. Tim Clifford, MLC for East Metropolitan Our incredible vollies To kick of this edition of the Greens Issue I’d like to start by tha...

Woolworths split from drinks and hotels a critical step towards phasing out pokies in Victoria

3 July, 2019 - The Victorian Greens have called Woolworths’ decision to spin off its drinks and hotels interests next year a critical step in the effort to phas...

Time to stop persecuting party-goers, decriminalise drug use

2 July, 2019 - Greens MP and spokesperson for drug law reform & harm reduction, Cate Faehrmann, has today called out the NSW government’s failed drug laws a...

HELP loan repayment threshold changes will hurt low income workers

1 July, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Education Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has said that today's changes to study and training loan repayment thres...