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Domestic violence and MYEFO

15 December, 2015 - Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Greens spokesperson for women, comments on domestic violence and the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook...

Qld budget review ignores economic reality to predict increase in coal royalties

15 December, 2015 - The Palaszczuk Government's budget review is deluded in predicting coal royalties will return to levels only seen at height of the mining bo...

MYEFO is the canary in the coal mine

15 December, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP says Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook is the canary in the coal mine, reinforcing the need to...

Most vulnerable still paying for budget repair

15 December, 2015 - It is very disappointing to see that the cruel and unfair budget measures are still on the Government's agenda.  Punitive measures that hurt...

Funding Support for the Australia Council

15 December, 2015 - Senator LUDLAM: Do you have a sense of the additional money that those companies are then able to generate throughout that investment? For e...

Year in Brief – 2015

14 December, 2015 - Laws PassedIncreasing the threshold for unfair contract terms for small business 9/14/15  | Introducing a register of foreign ownership ...

NSW should prioritise TAFE over a shambolic for-profit VET sector

14 December, 2015 - The Australian Greens have warned NSW against stripping funding to TAFEs across the state, warning similar collapses could happen like those...

Turnbull must now fix Abbott’s toll road woes

14 December, 2015 - Turnbull must now fix Abbott’s toll road woes The report handed down by the federal Auditor-General examining federal funding decisions for ...

Premier out-of-touch with world on coal and renewables

14 December, 2015 - Premier Palaszczuk's comments on ABC last night that Queensland will always be reliant on coal and her go-slow on the Queensland Renewable E...

Premier out-of-touch with world on coal and renewables

14 December, 2015 - 14/12/2015 Premier Palaszczuk’s comments on ABC last night that Queensland will always be reliant on coal and her go-slow on the Queens...

Axing just 4 unfair tax breaks would plug Budget revenue hole: Greens

14 December, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP will today unveil costings on removing just four sets of unfair tax breaks that would cover forec...

Breakthrough Paris climate agreement sets solid foundation but much still to be done

13 December, 2015 - • Reference to a 1.5 degree limit will require countries to ratchet up targets • Australia will now need to rapidly transition from coal to ...

Breakthrough Paris climate agreement sets solid foundation but much still to be done

13 December, 2015 - • Reference to a 1.5 degree limit will require countries to ratchet up targets • Australia will now need to rapidly transition from coal to ...

Greens stand with MV Portland seafarers and their families

12 December, 2015 - Greens stand with MV Portland seafarers and their families  The Australian Greens call on the Liberal government to revoke the temporary shi...

Homeless need support services, not selfies

11 December, 2015 - The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Specialist homelessness services report again highlights the scale of the homelessness crisis...