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Turnbull’s trade talks put corporations first

18 November, 2016 - Trade agreements should be negotiated to advantage people, not major corporations, the Australian Greens have said following Malcolm Turnbul...

Government misses deadline imposed by the Senate for details of shoddy cashless welfare card report

17 November, 2016 - The Government has failed to comply with an order of the Senate for a production of documents pertaining to the cashless welfare card ‘progr...

Shark nets don't make the ocean safe, especially for marine life

17 November, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has strongly criticised the Federal Environment Minister, Josh Frydenber...

Passenger levy should end when taxi compo ends

17 November, 2016 - The Greens are urging the South Australian Government to guarantee an end date to its $1 per trip passenger levy, which is being introduced ...

Greens Women Take the Lead

17 November, 2016 - Greens women across the state are stepping up to take the lead in local government, with three taking on a Mayoral position, and another two...

Greens stand with community in opposition to road through Scarborough dunes

17 November, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for sustainable planning the Hon Lynn MacLaren MLC has congratulated the Beach not Bitumen umbrella group for successful...

Indicators in Productivity Commission report on Aboriginal disadvantage should force change

17 November, 2016 - A comprehensive productivity commission report that shows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples worse off in key areas is unfortunat...

Labor and Liberal vote against protecting local steel industry jobs

16 November, 2016 - In a shameful display of crass politics, the Labor Party today voted with the Liberals to defeat a Bill that would have required all State G...

Services at Banksia Hill must be run by WA MHC

16 November, 2016 - The WA Greens are calling on the Barnett Government to ensure the Mental Health Commission plays a key role in the management of the new acc...

Slam shut the revolving door between politics and big polluters

16 November, 2016 - The Australian Greens say former Minister Ian Macfarlane's proposal to make environment groups stick to “digging up lantana” shows the dange...

Feds must intervene in Macquarie Harbour salmon farm regulation

16 November, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has used the latest EPA reporting on the state of Macquarie Harbour to w...

The government's vendetta against Gillian Triggs

16 November, 2016 - The prime minister's confirmation that Gillian Triggs will not be reappointed as President of the Human Rights Commission is the final indig...

Gender pay gap data shows discrimination alive and well

16 November, 2016 - With the release of data on the gender pay gap today showing women are paid an average of nearly $27,000 less than men, the Australians Gree...

Plastic pollution, parks and plutocracy

16 November, 2016 - The first election in Tasmania in decades without Christine Milne or Bob Brown on the ticket saw the Greens scrape through with both Senator...