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ACT Greens welcome Curtin planning decision

15 February, 2016 - Yesterday Ms Le Couteur submitted a petition of some 1,950 signatures from local residents condemning the recently proposed development in t...

Greens' plan to cover Council roofs with solar panels and cut Council power bills

15 February, 2016 - Council can cut its power bills and save ratepayers money under a Greens' plan, announced today, to allow solar companies to install solar p...

Greens call on free public transport for school children

15 February, 2016 - Greens call on free public transport for school children The Victorian Greens have called for the state government to consider introducing f...

Greens' plan to cover Council roofs with solar panels and cut Council power bills

15 February, 2016 - 15/02/2016 Council can cut its power bills and save ratepayers money under a Greens' plan, announced today, to allow solar companies to...

Valentine’s Day message of equality from Greens Senator Robert Simms

15 February, 2016 - Australian Greens marriage equality spokesperson Senator Robert Simms has sent a cheeky Valentine's Day message to Prime Minister Malcolm Tu...

Dear Alan Jones, kids are still being taken away from families at a disproportionate rate

15 February, 2016 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert responds to news that shock jock radio Alan Jones has claimed we need more ‘Stolen Generations’ to ...

Taxpayer funds should not be spent on peddling hate: Australian Greens

15 February, 2016 - Australian Greens marriage equality spokesperson Senator Robert Simms is urging the Government to abandon its plan to give taxpayer funds to...

Dear Alan Jones, kids are still being taken away from families at a disproportionate rate

15 February, 2016 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert responds to news that shock jock radio Alan Jones has claimed we need more ‘Stolen Generations’ to ...

ACT Greens call for broader investigation into Land Development Agency’s past acquisitions

14 February, 2016 - Today, the Minister for Housing and Suburban Development, Ms Yvette Berry, presented the Government’s official response to the Auditor-Gener...

ACT Greens call for broader investigation into Land Development Agency’s past acquisitions

14 February, 2016 - Today, the Minister for Housing and Suburban Development, Ms Yvette Berry, presented the Government’s official response to the Auditor-Gener...

Estimates reveals cashless welfare card still has huge loopholes and remains a waste of time and resources

12 February, 2016 - Estimates has revealed the cashless welfare card trial set for South Australia and the East Kimberley still has logistical issues and loopho...

What is a regulator for again?

12 February, 2016 - The Northern Territory mine regulator is inviting uranium companies to ignore any environmental safeguards with their refusal to prosecute E...

Calls to Centrelink more likely to reach a block signal or customers give up before reaching a service operator

12 February, 2016 - "15.7 million calls to Centrelink were blocked and abandoned during the last six months of last year whilst just 10.6 million got through to...

We like and respect the UN, sometimes: Government

12 February, 2016 - The United Nations issued a finding that an Australian citizen has been unlawfully detained without charge for five and a half years, yet ou...