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Agriculture and Water portfolios together is a conflict of interest: Senate

5 December, 2017 - The Senate today has supported an Australian Greens motion calling on the Government to split the Agriculture and Water portfolios.   “This m...

Government loses - Bandt's Manus motion passes house

4 December, 2017 - Government loses - Bandt's Manus motion passes house Greens MP for Melbourne, Adam Bandt MP, provides the following comment on the government...

Barnaby may be back, but door to water ministry must stay closed

4 December, 2017 - The Australian Greens are renewing calls for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to keep the keys to the Water Ministry out of the hands of Barna...

Australian and Chinese major banks rule out Adani as bad investment

4 December, 2017 - Australian and Chinese major banks have ruled out Adani as bad investment Every major bank in Australia has ruled out funding for Adani and n...

Senate throws support behind not-for-profit sector in light of Government’s attempts to limit advocacy 

4 December, 2017 - The Senate has expressed support for charities and not-for-profit organisations in Australia, who are currently being targeted by the Federal...

Brandis fails in attempt to jail Queenslanders involved peaceful Pine Gap protests

4 December, 2017 - Queensland Greens Senator Andrew Bartlett has welcomed the decision of a Federal Court Judge in Brisbane today not to jail six Queensland res...

Labor should pull support for Shell and Arrow CSG Development deal

3 December, 2017 - Shell and Arrow Energy have struck a deal without intervention from the Queensland government to push forward with the biggest coal seam gas ...

Greens welcome family court’s decision to allow trans young people access to hormones

30 November, 2017 - The Australian Greens welcome today’s Family Court decision that will allow trans young people to access the medication they need on the adv...

Adani puts ex LNP and Qld Labor figures on the payroll

30 November, 2017 - Adani puts ex LNP and Qld Labor figures on the payroll "The record Queensland Greens vote and the possibility of Greens Candidate Michael Be...

NSW government will nail themselves into the same coffin as the QLD major parties

29 November, 2017 - "The Queensland state election results prove that new coal projects are an economic, environmental, social, and now an electoral disaster,” ...

Senate supports $20 million from postal survey redirected to mental health services

29 November, 2017 - The Australian Greens have secured senate support for a motion calling for the $20 million not spent in the marriage equality postal survey ...

Senate acknowledges significance of Mungo Man’s return to country

28 November, 2017 - The Senate has supported an Australian Greens motion that recognises the significance of the 42,000 year old remains of Mungo Man being retu...

Greens to legislate for family and domestic violence leave

28 November, 2017 - Greens to legislate for family and domestic violence leave The Greens are stepping up pressure on the old parties to support family and dome...

Further delays to already outdated NBN signal clear need for FTTP upgrade

28 November, 2017 - Tuesday, 28 November 2017 Australians need a National Broadband Network for the digital future, not further delays to an already outdated sy...