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Labor Premiers selling out poor Australians by considering GST rise

9 December, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that Labor Premiers are selling out poor Australians by joining their Liberal colleague...

Alternatives to Violence Project

9 December, 2015 - The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) is a training programme enabling participants to deal with potentially violent situations in new a...

Government must take action after fish kill; can’t blame Nature

9 December, 2015 - Greens Member for South Metropolitan Lynn MacLaren MLC says the Government must announce new measures to protect Cockburn Sound’s marine life...

World War 1 Quaker Exhibition in Albany

9 December, 2015 - If you are in the Albany area, the exhibition "World War 1: Quaker witness to peace and non-violence" is opening on Sunday, 13th December, at...

Liberals failing to upgrade economy to beat climate change

9 December, 2015 - The Australian Government has deservedly been ranked third last out of 58 large countries on the strength of their policies to tackle global ...

Greens vow to continue adoption equality fight

9 December, 2015 - Victorian Greens LGBTI spokesperson Sam Hibbins has welcomed the passing of adoption equality legislation, but criticised the Coalition's ame...

Bonjour from Paris!

9 December, 2015 - Senator Richard Di Natale It's such a privilege to be representing the Australian Greens here at COP21, where so many leaders — heads of stat...

Turnbull faces public transport test in Victoria

8 December, 2015 - Turnbull faces public transport test in Victoria The Greens are calling on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to put his money where his selfies...

Minister announces regular fuel ban on Palm Island

8 December, 2015 - The Government has mandated low-aromatic fuel on Palm Island to combat the scourge of petrol sniffing in the community. This is the first tim...

Julie Bishop's innovation statement in Paris rings hollow

8 December, 2015 - Australian Greens Leader Richard Di Natale was in the room to see Australia's Foreign Minister address the UN climate talks in Paris overnigh...

Greens blast Opposition, Government for wanting more bad development in Cockburn Sound

8 December, 2015 - Greens Member for South Metropolitan Lynn MacLaren MLC has criticised the State Opposition and the Barnett Government for continuing to suppo...

Minister announces regular fuel ban on Palm Island

8 December, 2015 - The Government has mandated low-aromatic fuel on Palm Island to combat the scourge of petrol sniffing in the community. This is the first tim...

Government should listen to Mick Gooda’s healthy welfare card concerns

7 December, 2015 - The Government should listen to concerns expressed in the Social Justice and Native Title Report 2015 and reconsider the rollout of the cashl...

Nuclear waste shipping debacle: no end in sight

7 December, 2015 - A ‘flag of convenience' vessel registered in Antigua and chartered by a French company arriving in the dead of night to unload Australian nuc...