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Greens Australian Infrastructure Bank to deliver for Victoria

29 April, 2016 - Greens Australian Infrastructure Bank to deliver for Victoria Victoria would be a big winner from the Greens announcement of a 2016 election po...

Cormann citing ‘public interest’ to deny Perth freight docs is arrogant: Ludlam

29 April, 2016 - The Abbott-Turnbull Government’s weakly veiled defense of ‘public interest’ to hide the Perth Freight Link business case and reasons behind the...

Greens announce doubling of funding for women’s shelters and call for federal budget funding

29 April, 2016 - 29/04/2016 The Greens have announced a plan to double funding for women’s shelters and are calling on the Turnbull Government to reverse its do...

Nuclear inquiry needed for waste dump sites

29 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called for an independent, deliberative inquiry into long-term stewardship options for spent nuclear fuel, drawing w...

Government must act on increase to inadequate Newstart in the budget

29 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have welcomed KPMG's calls to increase Newstart, the rate of payment is totally inadequate and is a barrier to people ent...

Greens help Tasmanians conserve energy

28 April, 2016 - The Greens will hit the streets in coming weeks to help Tasmanians conserve electricity and save money during the energy crisis, showing the le...

State budget fails the environment

28 April, 2016 - Greens environment spokesperson Ellen Sandell says the budget has failed the environment, with over $2 billion allocated to roads and only a fr...

Greens announce 7-point plan to revitalise reef and economy as coal industry collapses

28 April, 2016 - The  Greens say Australia should be planning for a future without coal, not a future without our spectacular Great Barrier Reef, announcing a p...

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...

Greens announce 7-point plan to revitalise reef and economy as coal industry collapses

28 April, 2016 - The  Greens say Australia should be planning for a future without coal, not a future without our spectacular Great Barrier Reef, announcing a p...

Ballarat duplication a step in the right direction

28 April, 2016 - The Greens have welcomed the commitment to duplicate the Ballarat Rail Line in the 2016-17 Victorian Budget, saying it will deliver better serv...

Greens help Tasmanians conserve energy

28 April, 2016 - The Greens will hit the streets in coming weeks to help Tasmanians conserve electricity and save money during the energy crisis, showing the le...