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Budget confirms pokies pre-commitment scheme has failed

28 April, 2016 - The Greens say today’s budget papers prove the Government's voluntary pre-commitment scheme has failed to curb problem gambling. “Losses from p...

BP must show its cards on environmental risk to the Bight: Greens

28 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling for BP to release publicly all environmental plans and oil spill modelling submitted to NOPSEMA for community...

Budget fails climate, PT overcrowding and public schools

28 April, 2016 - Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber says the State Budget fails to address climate change, public transport overcrowding and demand on public s...

Government has no refugee plan beyond fear-mongering election politics

28 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have accused the government of having no plan for people seeking asylum, besides using them as the basis for a divisive f...

Last minute to midnight resolution for CSIRO climate scientists still equals cuts and uncertainty

27 April, 2016 - Chairman of the Senate Select Committee into the Scrutiny of Government Budget Measures, and Greens Senator for Tasmania, Senator Peter Whish-W...

Community Legal Centres miss out in family violence package, say Greens

27 April, 2016 - Community Legal Centres, which help thousands of family violence victims with their legal problems, have been overlooked in the Victorian budge...

Government should stop going after most vulnerable in the lead up to the budget: Greens

27 April, 2016 - The Government’s obsession with punishing vulnerable Australian’s continues today with news that income support recipients will be targeted to ...

Simms welcomes rainbow walk progress

27 April, 2016 - Greens sexuality spokesperson Senator Robert Simms, a former Adelaide City Councillor, has welcomed the council's decision to progress with bui...

Community Legal Centres miss out in family violence package, say Greens

27 April, 2016 - Community Legal Centres, which help thousands of family violence victims with their legal problems, have been overlooked in the Victorian budge...

Ballarat Melton Rail Line Duplication will finally happen!

27 April, 2016 - Greens welcome the commitment to duplicate the Ballarat Rail Line in the 2016-17 Victorian Budget, saying it will deliver better services for r...

Drilling in the Bight inquiry in Adelaide

27 April, 2016 - The Environment and Communications Reference Committee will be holding a hearing in Adelaide TOMORROW as part of its inquiry, established by Gr...

Drop the deregulation – there is a fairer option

27 April, 2016 - Australian Greens higher education spokesperson Senator Robert Simms has urged the government to drop its plan to deregulate university fees, w...

The disappearing public service

27 April, 2016 - Christina Hobbs In the lead-up to the last federal election, Ford announced it would close its Australian manufacturing workshops and shed 1,20...

Heating up

27 April, 2016 - Rosanne Bersten Victoria With an early election on the cards, we're gearing up for our first Day of Action Door Knock in the inner city on Satu...

Manus Island illegal; time to close the camp and bring the people to Australia

26 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have welcomed the PNG Supreme Court's decision, declaring the Manus Island camp to be illegal, and have called on Malc...