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Greens call on other companies to follow Ferrovial and dump offshore detention

2 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called on all other companies that are profiting from the Australian Government's detention camps on Manus Island and N...

Liberals set to deliver ‘Budget for the billionaires’

2 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens say the Liberals are set to deliver a Budget that will grow inequality by including company tax cuts and income tax cuts for...

Government loses the plot on housing affordability: Greens

2 May, 2016 - The government's stubborn refusal to act on yet another substantial piece of evidence that negative gearing is forcing people out of the housing m...

Senate supports Greens call to address coral bleaching and reinstate marine parks

2 May, 2016 - The Senate has supported a Greens motion calling on the Government to address coral bleaching and reinstate our world leading system of marine par...

PT funding fuelled by privatisation bribes to states

2 May, 2016 - PT funding fuelled by privatisation bribes to states The Greens say that while reports of federal investment in public transport would a positive ...

Greens move to transform electricity system with new government authority

2 May, 2016 - Greens Energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today introduced the Renew Australia Bill 2016 into the House of Representatives to create a new governme...

Adnyamathanha Traditional Owners response to the National Radioactive Waste dump

2 May, 2016 - I thank the chamber. Despite everything that Senator Ryan has said, the Adnyamathanha mob—the traditional owners of that area—and the community mo...

Liberals set to deliver ‘Budget for the billionaires’

2 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens say the Liberals are set to deliver a Budget that will grow inequality by including company tax cuts and income tax cuts for...

Greens to expose Labor’s $1 billion clean-energy funding black hole

2 May, 2016 - With Labor announcing a climate policy that seems to largely lock in the Abbott/Turnbull $1.3 billion cut from the Australian Renewable Energy Age...

Bikes and budgets

2 May, 2016 - Senator Janet Rice With all the hype around electric and driverless cars, we often overlook the world's most energy efficient vehicle - the humble...

Green Buildings

1 May, 2016 - The Greens will establish a Green Buildings fund to harness the massive opportunity to reduce carbon pollution and create healthier places to work.

Federal Government Abandons Gonski for Class Warfare

1 May, 2016 - The Federal government has today confirmed its abandonment of full Gonski funding, Greens spokesperson for Schools Nick McKim says. “Today’s annou...

Greens Welcome AFAC Report on Tasmanian Bushfires

30 April, 2016 - The Greens welcome the operational review into the management of the Tasmanian bushfires. While the review rightly lauds the work of our hardwo...

Federal Government’s Woeful Response to Access to Justice Report

30 April, 2016 - Attorney-General George Brandis continues to ignore the massive barriers preventing access to justice across Australia, Greens spokesperson for...

SA Greens join with traditional owners in saying ‘no’ to waste dump

29 April, 2016 - State and Federal South Australian Greens are calling on the community to stand together with traditional owners who are fighting against havin...