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Greens will preference Labor in inner-Melbourne seats

8 June, 2016 - Greens MP Adam Bandt today confirmed that the Greens will preference Labor second in the fiver inner-city Melbourne seats of Melbourne, Batman, W...

Greens put forward national environment watchdog

7 June, 2016 - The Greens today announced a plan for a new independent environment watchdog, the National Environment Protection Authority, and a new generation...

Greens commit funds to protect native wildlife on World Environment Day

6 June, 2016 - On World Environment Day today, the Greens launched their $2.1 billion election policy to protect native wildlife and biodiversity.   “The Austra...

Greens announce support for solar on homes and businesses

6 June, 2016 - Greens announce support for solar on homes and businesses   The Australian Greens have today released their plan to help homes, businesses and sc...

Labor and Liberal childcare policies fall short

6 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have expressed their disappointment at the inability of either Labor or the Liberals to adequately address the current cris...

Greens put Queensland’s native wildlife on the election agenda on World Environment Day

5 June, 2016 - On World Environment Day today, the Greens launched their $2.1 billion national election policy to protect native wildlife, which would help brin...

Greens push to extend Frome Street Bikeway and boost SA public transport

3 June, 2016 - Adelaide's Frome Street Bikeway would finally be extended to the River Torrens, under a Greens plan to invest more than half a billion dollars in...

Greens push for 10,000 more family reunion visa places

3 June, 2016 - With the family reunion visa system struggling due to limited places, long waiting lists and excessive fees, the Australian Greens have outlined ...

Greens call on old parties to match announcement of $2 billion for Cross River Rail

2 June, 2016 - The Greens today announced $2 billion over four years for Cross River Rail to boost public transport services across South East Queensland and ar...

Greens commit to keep community radio by restoring funding cuts

2 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens will ensure funding for community digital radio, saving the sector from Malcolm Turnbull’s plan to axe funding and, ultimat...

New costings show company tax cut even more expensive: Greens

2 June, 2016 - New costings from the independent Parliamentary Budget Office show the Budget would be $51b better off it the government’s big business tax cuts ...

Greens double firefighters to deal with extreme bushfires in a warming world

1 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens today announced a $370 million plan to adapt to global warming which includes a commitment to doubling the number of paid f...

Greens’ super plan would save $11 billion while boosting retirement income of low earners

1 June, 2016 - Greens’ Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt today announced that the Greens would save $11bn over the next four years by reining in unfair and unsus...

Greens make election pledge for Solar Thermal in SA

1 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have said that they will push for the $100m Federal grant required to make a solar thermal plant in Port Augusta a reality ...