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Gov sees Green on power price caps, but NEG means no benefits: Bandt

17 August, 2018 - Gov sees Green on power price caps, but NEG means no benefits: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today welcome...

Barngarla and Adnyamathanha people deserve the right to vote: Greens

17 August, 2018 - Australian Greens nuclear spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is calling for the community vote on the nuclear waste dump to be delayed un...

Turnbull can’t guarantee the NEG will pass the House thanks to coal crew: Bandt

17 August, 2018 - Turnbull can’t guarantee the NEG will pass the House thanks to coal crew: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP to...

Remaining NSW shark nets and those in Queensland now must be replaced with new technology too

17 August, 2018 - Australian Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has welcomed the decision by the NSW Government to end the use ...

Greens call on government to accelerate electric vehicle uptake, following senate hearing

17 August, 2018 - Australia’s failure to join the electric vehicle revolution has dire implications for the economy, jobs, public health and reducing carbon pol...

Bipartisan cruelty toward people seeking asylum continues

16 August, 2018 - Labor and Liberal MPs voting together to retrospectively validate the unlawful detention of up to 1600 people seeking asylum confirms that bus...

Greens motion calling for formal review of glyphosate defeated in Senate

15 August, 2018 - A Greens motion calling for a formal review into glyphosate to be conducted by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (A...

Greens stand with communities in opposition to nuke waste dump

15 August, 2018 - The Australian Greens are calling on the Liberal Government to abandon its plans to build a nuclear waste dump in outback South Australia, in ...

Stop the hypocrisy and get a warrant: Greens

15 August, 2018 - Wednesday, 15 August The Labor party has once again fallen into line behind the government in their appalling intrusions into the privacy and ...

Response to Fraser Anning

14 August, 2018 - Fraser Anning’s vile comments in the Senate today were absolutely beyond the pale. If he has a shred of decency, he will immediately apologise...

Senate forces Minister to reveal full NEG modelling

13 August, 2018 - Senate forces Minister to reveal full NEG modelling Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that the government...

Government continues to punish young people while students are starving

13 August, 2018 - Reports that students are going hungry or dropping out because of the increasing costs of a university education shows the Government has its ...

Australia’s infrastructure facing catastrophe from climate change, says senate inquiry report

13 August, 2018 - A senate inquiry chaired by Greens Senator Janet Rice has found that infrastructure such as transport, housing, electricity and water at major...

Endangered Handfish should be a redline for the Norfolk Bay fish farm move

13 August, 2018 - Greens Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson, is calling on the Federal Environment Minister to call in the proposed  Norfolk Bay fish farm...

Government poked in eye by States on NEG

10 August, 2018 - Government poked in eye by States on NEG Greens climate and energy spokesperson, Adam Bandt MP, has welcomed the refusal by the State governme...