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Greens announce Wendy Tubman as Candidate for Herbert

21 April, 2016 - 21/04/2016 The Greens are proud to announce their exceptional local candidate for the seat of Herbert in the federal election – Wendy Tubman. Q...

Greens welcome objectives of PM cyber-announcement

21 April, 2016 - Australian Greens Co-Deputy Leader and Communications Spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam has welcomed the objectives and values outlined in Prim...

Fracking experiences are truth, not scare tactics

21 April, 2016 - Thursday, 21 April WA Greens spokesperson on Mining and Petroleum Robin Chapple MLC said he supported farmers and communities across WA “100 pe...

Rental health check

21 April, 2016 - About one third of Australians are renters –  not that you’d know it given their voices are so often absent from any debate about housing. The ...

Turnbull, ensure longevity and double funding for Indigenous Rangers

21 April, 2016 - In the lead up to the budget the Greens have written to Prime Minister Turnbull urging him to double funding for the Indigenous Rangers program...

Greens slam pokies playground expansion

21 April, 2016 - The Greens have slammed the Gambling Regulator decision to allow 10 more pokies machines at Langwarrin Hotel becuase they are installing a chil...

CSIRO docs show public good is being ignored

20 April, 2016 - I move: That the Senate take note of the document. The documents that have been received out of sitting are the final documents that we have re...

Domestic violence advertising campaign must come with boost to crisis funding for women who reach out as a result

20 April, 2016 - With the launch today of the advertising campaign to tackle attitudes that allow domestic violence to fester, the Greens are calling for the Tu...

Time to clean up politics

20 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens are today calling on the Labor, Liberal and National parties to work with them to clean up politics.  “Today I’m calling ...

Near blanket Reef bleaching shows we must quit coal

20 April, 2016 - With the National Coral Bleaching Taskforce finding 93 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef has coral bleaching, the Greens have renewed calls fo...

Brickworks political donation interests extend to native forest burning and logging

20 April, 2016 - The Greens reiterate their call made on ABC's 7.30 program for an investigation into Brickworks and the influence of its political donations, s...

Leaked Great Forest National Park Report Inaccurate, Biased

20 April, 2016 - Samantha Dunn, Greens spokesperson for forests, says that a leaked report commissioned by the Yarra Ranges Council is unreliable at best, biase...

National Anti-Corruption Commission

20 April, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE My question is to the Attorney-General, Senator Brandis. The government and the opposition both claim that no national indepe...

Greens housing affordability 2016 election pledge

20 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens 2016 election campaign for real action on housing affordability is now more important than ever in light of Anglicare’s R...

New PBO costings reveal $1.2 billion cost of uni deregulation plan

20 April, 2016 - The Greens are calling on the Government to dump its deregulation agenda after new PBO costings released today exposed the reform's $1.2 billio...