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Government’s problems with the backpacker tax are all of its own making

4 November, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following response to the government’s increasingly desperate attempts...

Victorian Greens celebrate record-breaking council elections

4 November, 2016 - The Victorian Greens are celebrating final results showing that the 2016 local government election has delivered a record number of Greens co...

Hazelwood closure shows need for a Queensland coal power transition plan

3 November, 2016 - In the wake of the closure of Hazelwood power station, the Queensland Greens today called on the state government to create a community-led t...

Nuclear Conflict of Interest Exposed

3 November, 2016 - Conflicts of interest unearthed in the State Government's Nuclear Royal Commission are deeply alarming and undermine the credibility of not j...

Adani mine should get in the bin not on the fast track

3 November, 2016 - The Australian Greens say the State and federal government are failing Queenslanders by supporting Adani after a report from Environmental De...

Inner-city suburbs move to the Left

2 November, 2016 - A strong showing in last month’s council elections delivered the Greens 29 council spots across the state — 11 more than in 2012.

Roe 8 contract not hard to break

2 November, 2016 - Greens South Metropolitan MLC Lynn MacLaren has called on the ALP to commit to tearing up the contract for Roe 8 following the tabling of con...