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Taxpayer money wasted on failed water efficiency projects

6 March, 2019 - The ANU scientific report into water efficiency infrastructure is another piece of scathing evidence showing the Murray Darling Basin Plan is fa...

Greens announce plan to empower young people on day of final Lowering the Voting Age hearing

5 March, 2019 - Monday, 18th June 2018 Australia’s youngest ever Senator, Jordon Steele-john, has today announced the Greens plan to ensure young people are emp...

Greens announce Julian Burnside as candidate for Kooyong

5 March, 2019 - Julian Burnside AO QC will stand for the Greens in the electorate of Kooyong at the upcoming federal election, said Leader of the Australian Gre...

Government’s ‘environment fund’ a drop in the ocean

4 March, 2019 - The Liberal Government has a long way to go, with much stronger action and more funds required, if it stands a chance of convincing voters it ha...

It’s time to build publicly owned High Speed Rail between Melbourne and Brisbane, say Greens

3 March, 2019 - The Australian Greens will fund High Speed Rail in full, with the first step to create the Australian High Speed Rail Authority and make an init...

Media Statement: Issued 21/03/19

1 March, 2019 - Yesterday, we issued a media release: ‘Greens announce energy savings plan for small business’.   Included in that release was the statement “Th...

Axe pollie pensions when Ciobo and Pyne go

1 March, 2019 - With at least half of the 20 retiring federal politicians set to receive a parliamentary pension, it’s time the pollies’ pension was axed entire...

ERF funding better spent on coal communities

26 February, 2019 - Scott Morrison’s Emissions Reduction Fund is nothing more than a rort designed to funnel taxpayers’ money to his big coal mates and the fund...

Snowy 2.0 isn’t enough: Greens

26 February, 2019 - Snowy 2.0 isn’t enough: Greens Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today responded to the Snowy Hydro 2.0 announceme...

Morrison's scheme an expensive climate hoax: Bandt

25 February, 2019 - Morrison's scheme an expensive climate hoax: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP said Scott Morrison's latest ...

Independent process must be followed in ABC appointments

25 February, 2019 - Ita Buttrose must be considered by the independent nomination panel before cabinet names the next ABC chair, the Greens say.   “If the Morr...

A Home For All: The Greens Plan for 500,000 New Public & Community Homes

21 February, 2019 - The Australian Greens have a plan to more than double the amount of social housing across Australia by building 500,000 new ecologically sus...

Bramble Cay Melomys extinction the tip of the iceberg: Greens

21 February, 2019 - The first mammal to go extinct in the world from climate change, the Bramble Cay Melomys, is just the tip of the iceberg, say the Australian...

Greens call on Labor to back Marles over coal

20 February, 2019 - Greens call on Labor to back Marles over coal Greens climate change and energy spokesperson, Adam Bandt MP, responded today to the comments...