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Infrastructure: Some states show the feds how it's done

8 September, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, today called on federal Liberal and Labor to take a lesson from their state counte...

LTTE Yeelirrie EPA WA ALP

8 September, 2016 - Dear Editor, Well done to the Environmental Protection Authority for a sensible science-based recommendation against Cameco’s proposed urani...

Business backing and ARENA grants increase pressure on Bill Shorten

8 September, 2016 - Greens Energy & Climate spokesperson Adam Bandt today said the Australian Renewable Energy Agency's awarding of federal grants to 12 large-s...

Renewed debate needed on voluntary euthanasia

8 September, 2016 - Wednesday, 24 August WA Greens MLC Robin Chapple said the actions of Dr Alida Lancee should be seen as a legislative catalyst and cause for ...

Australia’s First Peoples are talking about Constitutional Recognition AND Sovereignty and Treaties: Greens

8 September, 2016 - Tony Abbott opposing the movement to achieve sovereignty and treaty with First Australians indicates he is out of touch when it comes to rec...

One mistake too many for Aboriginal Affairs Minister

8 September, 2016 - Thursday, 8 September WA Greens Aboriginal Affairs spokesperson Robin Chapple MLC has labelled comments today on the concept of a treaty, or...

Payment offer to community should be investigated

8 September, 2016 - Thursday, 21 July WA Greens Aboriginal Affairs spokesperson Robin Chapple MLC said recent revelations that Cheeditha community was offered m...

Marine Reserve recommendations unacceptable

8 September, 2016 - The Greens unequivocally oppose the recommendations of a stacked Government review that was solely set up to provide cover for Tony Abbott’s...

Grylls leadership bid based on recycled policy

8 September, 2016 - Monday, 8 August WA Greens MLC Robin Chapple has called on new Nationals leader, Brendon Grylls, to justify his plans for a levy on iron ore...

Greens urge Labor to back LGBTIQ Australians, not a plebiscite

8 September, 2016 - Greens urge Labor to back LGBTIQ Australians, not a plebiscite The Greens have called on Labor to fully commit to blocking a marriage equali...

World Heritage for threatened Burrup Peninsula reveals deep divisions in Government

8 September, 2016 - Tuesday, 23 August WA Greens Aboriginal Affairs spokesperson Robin Chapple MLC has welcomed the WA Nationals support for World Heritage List...

ARENA funds 1,172 Queensland solar jobs while Labor and LNP plan its downfall

8 September, 2016 -   Greens Deputy Leader and Queensland Senator Larissa Waters today said the 1,172 Queensland jobs funded by the Australian Renewable Energy ...

When Direct Action met Electoral Politics

8 September, 2016 - Jonathan Sri Within a fortnight of being sworn in as a city councillor, I was on the front page of Queensland's Courier Mail alongside the h...

Greens back Gayby Baby toolkit

7 September, 2016 - Greens back Gayby Baby toolkit The Greens have attacked moves by the NSW government to remove the Gayby Baby School Action Toolkit from stat...

Greens welcome WA coroner reopening application for the release of Ms Dhu CCTV footage

7 September, 2016 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has welcomed the Western Australia coroner reopening an application to release CCTV footage of Ms D...