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Greens concern at Iran’s crackdown on dissent

10 January, 2018 - Senator Richard Di Natale, leader of the Australian Greens and Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, said the Australian Greens remain deeply con...

Gina Rinehart and QLD Labor: prepare for a community backlash

6 January, 2018 - Queensland Greens Senator Andrew Bartlett is warning Gina Rinehart and QLD Labor to prepare for the same community backlash that has all but k...

Qld Labor betrays us by extending coal mining lease another 25 years

4 January, 2018 - The state Labor government’s decision to issue a lease to extend the life of the Boundary Hill coal mine betrays Queenslanders while serving t...

Chasing Trump-like company tax cuts makes no sense: Greens

21 December, 2017 - The Liberal Government’s plan to give tax cuts to big corporations to follow in the footsteps of Donald Trump makes as much sense as the rev...

Manus Island crisis re-escalates

21 December, 2017 - The federal government's neglect of refugees and people seeking asylum on Manus Island has led to a re-escalation of tension and danger, Gre...

QLD Labor hoodwinking Cairns community over secretive $1bn waterfront development proposal

20 December, 2017 - QLD Labor hoodwinking Cairns community over secretive $1bn waterfront development proposal QLD Labor are hosting their farcical community co...

Fossil fuel giant BHP turns away from coal, Turnbull needs to stop and smell the carbon

20 December, 2017 - Fossil fuel giant BHP turns away from coal, Turnbull needs to stop and smell the carbon The Turnbull government’s attempts to deny the death...

Climate policy travesty as pollution continues to rise

19 December, 2017 - Climate policy travesty as pollution continues to rise Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today slammed the governm...

Dark day for river communities and Murray Darling Basin

19 December, 2017 - Today is a dark day for the Murray Darling Basin in light of Queensland national MP David Littleproud taking on the water portfolio, and Vic...

Greens stand with South Australians in fight for the Bight

19 December, 2017 - South Australians will not stand for the Government encouraging oil and gas exploration in our pristine marine environment and will continue...

RET cutting power bills, but ALP + Libs cutting RET: Bandt

18 December, 2017 - RET cutting power bills, but ALP + Libs cutting RET: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that the A...

$41.5 million postal marriage survey underspend must go into LGBTIQ mental health services: Greens

18 December, 2017 - It has been revealed in the Government Mid-Year Economic Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) that the marriage equality postal survey came in $41.5m unde...

Greens respond to 2017 MYEFO

18 December, 2017 - The Turnbull Government's end-of-year mini budget is mean-spirited, wringing savings out of young people, struggling families and newly arri...