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Greens welcome plans to upgrade the number 96 tram stop and create a pedestrian mall in St Kilda

9 March, 2016 - The Greens support plans by the City of Port Phillip to upgrade the Number 96 tram terminus in Acland St to improve disability access and to rem...

Liberals’ support for climate sceptic motion is anti-science and anti-jobs

9 March, 2016 - The motion adopted by the NSW Liberals calling on the Turnbull Government to arrange public debates on whether climate change is real shows how ...

NDIS too important to undermine: Greens

9 March, 2016 - Recent speculation about aspects of the NDIS are understandably making people nervous about the future of the scheme, Australian Greens Senator ...

Youth suicide prevention must be community based

9 March, 2016 - 9 March, 2016 WA Greens Aboriginal Affairs spokesperson Robin Chapple MLC said a new approach for Aboriginal people, by Aboriginal people, must...

Jump in suicide rates demands national priority

8 March, 2016 - Jump in suicide rates demands national priority With the latest figures showing a dramatic increase of 11.4% in the national suicide rate, the G...

CommInsure scandal reinforces need for an urgent Royal Commission

8 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens have today reiterated their call for a Royal Commission into the financial services sector and the culture generated withi...

Ruskin Park under threat from new development

8 March, 2016 - Samantha Dunn, Greens MP for Eastern Metropolitan and spokesperson for Planning, has called on the Planning Minister to heed the calls from Maro...

Cash must put money where mouth is for women’s work/life balance

8 March, 2016 - Following Minister for Women Michaelia Cash’s comments on flexibility for women re-entering the workforce during the ‘International Women’s Day ...

Media Release: Ruskin Park under threat from new development

8 March, 2016 - Samantha Dunn, Greens MP for Eastern Metropolitan and spokesperson for Planning, has called on the Planning Minister to heed the calls from Maro...

Ride sharing here to stay

8 March, 2016 - The Greens know that disruptive technologies are part of our future. Often legislation and/or regulation doesn't keep pace with the new economy....

VET reforms failing students shows need to overhaul for-profit sector

8 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on more support for VET students and increased funding for TAFE amid the continuing failures of the for-profit...

Media Release: Ruskin Park under threat from new development

8 March, 2016 - Samantha Dunn, Greens MP for Eastern Metropolitan and spokesperson for Planning, has called on the Planning Minister to heed the calls from Maro...

End the plebiscite guessing game with a free vote in the parliament: Greens

7 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on the Government to dump the marriage equality plebiscite and bring on a free vote in the parliament. "The co...

Voters right to be cynical on referendum: Greens.

7 March, 2016 - 07/03/2016 The Queensland Greens say voters are right to be cynical about the Labor and Liberal parties' referendum to introduce four year terms...

CLP Fracking cart before the horse.

6 March, 2016 - The NT Greens have accused the CLP Government's Mines Minister of pushing ahead with fracking in the absence of an adequate and appropriate regu...