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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

OPCAT ratification must include offshore detention

15 December, 2017 - The government's ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or ...

McGowan government must clarify its election promise to fund disability advocacy groups: Greens

14 December, 2017 - The McGowan Government must clarify its position on funding individual disability advocacy services under the NDIS after state disability se...

Qld Labor needs to act on Senate Report into Shark Mitigation and Deterrence 

13 December, 2017 - In light of the new Senate report into shark mitigation and deterrence, Greens State MP Michael Berkman and Greens Senator for Queensland An...

Serious lack of honesty, transparency and accountability at all levels of NBN rollout: Greens

13 December, 2017 - The rollout of the National Broadband Network is suffering from a serious lack of honesty, transparency and accountability at all levels – G...

Valuing teaching will lead to better NAPLAN results: Greens

13 December, 2017 - The Australian Greens are calling for an end to the State and Federal Government blame game on NAPLAN results and restore value to the educa...

Australian Greens call for more details of WA government's decision to join federal approach to NDIS

12 December, 2017 - The Australian Greens have welcomed a decision by the West Australian government to become part of the federal approach to the National Disa...