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Planning Minister Neglects Upper Ferntree Gully’s Skyline

22 June, 2016 - Samantha Dunn, Greens MP for Eastern Metropolitan, is calling on the Minister for Planning to fast-track approval for Knox City Council’s planni...

Government prefers ignorance when killing sharks - Greens

22 June, 2016 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren has accused the Government of missing a key opportunity to gather evidence from a white shark killed off Mandurah earli...

Greens support Indigenous rangers

22 June, 2016 - The candidate for Solomon Todd Williams today called for Natasha Griggs to match the Greens support for the Indigenous Rangers program. “Governm...

Government prefers ignorance when killing sharks - Greens

22 June, 2016 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren has accused the Government of missing a key opportunity to gather evidence from a white shark killed off Mandurah earli...

Greens stand up for health, education and Indigenous ranger funding for North Qld

22 June, 2016 - In Cairns today, the Greens committed to using their numbers in the Parliament to stand up for health, education and Indigenous ranger funding f...

Greens call for refugees to be brought to Australia safely

22 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have said that the people on a boat that is stranded off of Indonesia should have their claims for protection assessed fai...

Simms in the Senate Update - June 2016

22 June, 2016 - This edition of Simms in the Senate covers Senator Robert Simms' recent work on promoting green jobs for SA, protecting the Great Australian Big...

New sugar tax is a sweetener for your health

22 June, 2016 - Leader of the Australian Greens Dr Richard Di Natale has announced a new tax on sugary sweetened beverages to help tackle Australia's obesity ep...

Brandis must rule out giving public funds to the ACL

22 June, 2016 - Attorney General George Brandis must rule out giving public funds to the Australian Christian Lobby to facilitate a ‘no' campaign against the L...

Greens Announce Digital Rights Commissioner

21 June, 2016 - With more and more Australians conducting more and more of their education, business, finance and social lives online, the Australian Greens hav...

Greens announce commitment to South Yarra station

21 June, 2016 - Greens announce commitment to South Yarra station The Greens have announced a $20 million commitment for infrastructure upgrades to South Yarra ...

Greens announce support for older Australians

21 June, 2016 -  The Greens have today launched a package that supports older Australians; ensuring they have a quality aged care system, support in finding and...

Greens bill to give media access to detention centres

21 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have announced that they will introduce a Private Members Bill into the Parliament, allowing media to gain access to Austr...

Much more than an election machine

20 June, 2016 - Rob Delves An important aspect of our commitment to doing politics differently is for our members and supporters to be the very opposite of what...

Likes, comments and shares: How Social Media is part of everyday campaigning

20 June, 2016 - Viv Glance & Claire Bowen VIV: Before this campaign, likes, shares and comments were all I thought there was to Social Media (SM). That was befo...