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Surfers’ views sought on shark deterrent rebates

24 October, 2017 - Surfers’ views sought on shark deterrent rebates Media Release Greens MLC Diane Evers is seeking feedback from surfers in Western Australia’s...

Janet asks questions about curfew changes and noise at Essendon Airport

23 October, 2017 - Senator RICE: I want to talk about the discussion paper that was released in September about the proposed changes to the curfew at Essendon A...

Consensus Decision Making

20 October, 2017 - Giz Watson Consensus is a form of cooperative, non-coercive decision making. The Greens, from their inception, have tried to follow this path...

Community Use of Vacant Land - Greens Bill to give Councils lease powers

20 October, 2017 - The Greens have introduced a Bill into State Parliament to allow local councils to take over vacant land for temporary public use in situatio...

Australian Government must do better on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Human Rights

20 October, 2017 - The Government has got to listen to the Aboriginal Peak Organisations NT (APO NT) and involve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples i...

Animal Welfare Victoria: Victorian farmers blindsided

20 October, 2017 - The Government’s decision to announce Animal Welfare Victoria comes as Labor faces a challenge from the Greens in next month’s Northcote by-e...

20 Questions with Vincent Forrester

20 October, 2017 - Vincent Forrester 1. What do you remember about your first election?   My first voting experience was the election when Gough Whitlam got in....

An Inspired Adventure

20 October, 2017 - Susan Griffiths-Sussems (National Fundraising Coordinator) Have you ever imagined gazing out over the inspiring landscapes of the Red Centre?...

New low for Labor if they sign up to a plan that suppresses renewables: Bandt

19 October, 2017 - New low for Labor if they sign up to a plan that suppresses renewables: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP tod...

Territorians deserve the right to choose: ACT Greens welcome Victorian moves on voluntary assisted dying

19 October, 2017 - “The ACT Greens believe that the people of the ACT, just like all Australians, should have the right to make choices about their own life and...

Contrasting Refugee Responses

19 October, 2017 - Chris Johansen By mid-August of 2017, some two-thirds of Bangladesh was under water, with the worst flooding in living memory in some parts o...

Five jobseekers competing for every entry-level job

19 October, 2017 - Anglicare’s Jobs Availability Snapshot 2017 released today reveals that despite a strong growth period in full-time employment, vulnerable jo...

Dangerous and dirty gas extraction technique banned in Queensland is set to be approved in SA

19 October, 2017 - A dangerous gas extraction technique responsible for Queensland's biggest ever environmental pollution incident is set to be approved in Sout...

Greens to extend GM Crops Moratorium in SA

19 October, 2017 - The Greens have introduced a Bill into the South Australian State Parliament to extend the state-wide moratorium on the cultivation of geneti...