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Greens call on Queensland government to legalise Uber‏

19 December, 2015 - 19/12/2015 The Queensland Greens say the state Labor government should accept that ride sharing services such as Uber will need to be l...

Turnbull’s weak statement in Japan continues the trend of Liberal inaction on whaling

18 December, 2015 - Greens spokesperson for Whaling, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson says that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s vague mention of his ‘disappointment...

The Australian community deserves regulation that protects their best interests

17 December, 2015 - The Australian Greens are concerned at news reports that regulators may not be appropriately regulating food derived from new genetic modifi...

Face up: “The Capability” will be a major digital rights campaign in 2016

17 December, 2015 - The Turnbull Government appears intent on developing a national facial recognition ‘Capability' after a preliminary Privacy Impact Assessmen...

Poll shows Queenslanders put Great Barrier Reef before coal

17 December, 2015 - A poll, released today, shows Queenslanders love the Great Barrier Reef and believe the dying coal industry should be made to clean up its o...

Tasmania Short-Changed By MYEFO

17 December, 2015 - Tasmania has been left completely short-changed by the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, with $46 million ripped out of the state and no...

ASIO head deserves better than attacks from Liberal backbenchers

17 December, 2015 - The head of ASIO deserves better than criticism from ill-informed Liberal backbenchers, Greens spokesperson for Legal Affairs Nick McKim say...

EPA review must not leave out flawed decisions such as Mangles Bay canal estate

17 December, 2015 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren says that a review of the EPA’s policies and procedures announced by the Environment Minister today will be meaning...

Greens urge Government to implement Senate report into Out of Home Care

17 December, 2015 - The Greens are urging the Minister for Social Services to read and implement the 39 recommendations of the Senate report on out of home care...

The Australian community deserves regulation that protects their best interests

17 December, 2015 - The Australian Greens are concerned at news reports that regulators may not be appropriately regulating food derived from new genetic modifi...

Transparency key to ending corporate tax avoidance: Greens

17 December, 2015 - “Today is a great day in the campaign to end corporate tax avoidance,” said Senator Di Natale, Leader of the Australian Greens. “Transparenc...

Greens welcome numbat reprieve; urge Government to update landfill laws

17 December, 2015 - Greens Biodiversity Spokesperson Lynn MacLaren MLC has welcomed a decision by Wheatbelt shires not to proceed with a landfill that would hav...

Greens urge Government to implement Senate report into Out of Home Care

17 December, 2015 - The Greens are urging the Minister for Social Services to read and implement the 39 recommendations of the Senate report on out of home care...

Big Win for Community, Big Problems at EPA

16 December, 2015 - The huge win for the community campaign to stop the Roe 8 destruction of the Beeliar wetlands has highlighted dangerous inadequacies with th...