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Greens to install solar panels for public and community housing

16 June, 2016 - Australia's whole stock of public and community housing would be retrofitted with solar panels to ease power bills for low income earners and ma...

Dutton does Turnbull’s dirty work with TPV tirade

16 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have reaffirmed their commitment to scrapping Temporary Protection Visas, which leave people living in an interminable lim...

Greens’ vision for solar on every Queensland roof to cut power bills especially for renters

15 June, 2016 - The Greens today outlined their vision for solar on every Queensland roof, including rented homes, to drive down power bills. Qld Senator Lariss...

Greens call on Labor to commit to an independent environmental watchdog

15 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens call on Labor to commit to establishing an independent environmental watchdog, rather than just saying they will explore o...

Cutting money from clean energy and approving coal mines is not a plan to save the Reef

13 June, 2016 - The Turnbull Government's $1 billion Reef Fund is effectively a cut from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and is undermined by the Adani coa...

Greens call on old parties to match funding commitment to WA domestic violence services

13 June, 2016 -   The Greens today called on the old parties to match their funding commitment of $54 million per year over ten years for specialist domestic vi...

Greens spokesperson for women, Senator Larissa Waters, responds to Labor’s domestic violence announcement today

11 June, 2016 - "This is a step in the right direction from Labor but it doesn't provide adequate, long-term funding for the sector and falls short of providing...

Labor savings take the axe to education, research and family benefits

10 June, 2016 - Australian Greens Leader Senator Richard Di Natale and Greens Treasury Spokesperson Adam Bandt MP expressed strong disappointment at the savings...

Greens propose establishment of Marine Plastics CRC in Hobart

10 June, 2016 - Greens Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson, have today announced that the Greens will be seeking to use their position in the new Parliamen...

Greens proud to have more women as candidates than men

10 June, 2016 - Greens proud to have more women as candidates than men The Australian Greens are proud to have a majority of women as candidates in this year’s...

Tampon tax must go – old parties need to get with the times and get rid of sexist tax

9 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens are disappointed that both the old parties are giving up on ending the tampon tax. Senator Larissa Waters, Australian Green...

Greens commit to ground-breaking $2 billion fund to fix Reef water quality

9 June, 2016 - The Greens today announced a plan to protect the Great Barrier Reef, including a $2 billion fund and a legal cap on run-off pollution fix water q...

Childcare overhaul with ‘Universal Access’ model proposed by Greens

9 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have announced that they will take a policy of 'Universal Access' childcare, with a guaranteed minimum of 24 hours of subsi...

Greens release plan to help artists make a living

8 June, 2016 - Greens Arts spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today released the Greens' plan to support artists to make a living and save for their retirement ahead of...