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Labor must rule out $5 billion Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility going to fossil fuel projects

31 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on Labor to rule out funding fossil fuel projects from the $5 billion Northern Australia Infrastructure Facilit...

Labor’s Reef policy fails on coral bleaching, just as the Coalition’s does

30 May, 2016 - Labor's Great Barrier Reef water quality policy announced today fails to deal with the real cause of coral bleaching - the mining and burning of ...

Greens release plan to revive Australian arts

30 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens today launched the first part of their arts policy, which will reverse the Liberals’ attacks on the arts by restoring their...

Greens launch RenewQld – a multi-billion plan for thousands of clean-energy jobs across the state

29 May, 2016 - Greens Leader Richard Di Natale today announced RenewQld – a plan to generate $53 billion in clean-energy investment in the state over the next 1...

Cambodia: one refugee left as situation deteriorates

28 May, 2016 - The government's deal with Cambodia has failed, with just one refugee remaining in the country, and should be ended immediately the Australian Gr...

Censorship of UN climate report to edit out Great Barrier Reef leaves questions for Hunt

27 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens condemn the Turnbull Government for overseeing the censorship of a UN climate change report to remove all mention of the Gr...

Government Tries to Censor Tasmanian Forests from Global Warming Report

27 May, 2016 - The federal government’s censorship of references to Tasmania’s World Heritage listed forests from a United Nations report can’t hide the threats...

SA families hit by $90m childcare delay

27 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have expressed concern for the thousands of South Australian families who will be disadvantaged by the government's decisio...

Australia dirtiest power station to close

26 May, 2016 - Greens Energy spokesperson Adam Bandt has welcomed reports that Australia’s dirtiest coal fired power station, Hazelwood, may close, but warned t...

Greens commit $5 billion in long-term, secure funding for domestic violence services

26 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have today announced a $5 billion plan over ten years to provide long-term, secure funding for domestic violence services, ...

Public must claw back the big bank subsidies revealed by RBA: Greens

26 May, 2016 - Following the Reserve Bank’s estimate that the major banks in Australia receive implicit public support worth up to about $4 billion a year, Gree...

Greens plan would secure long-term funding for domestic violence services for Victoria

26 May, 2016 - Greens plan would secure long-term funding for domestic violence services for Victoria The Australian Greens have announced a plan to provide lon...

7-Eleven head office must be made responsible for owed payments: Greens

25 May, 2016 - In light of 7-Eleven management sacking the independent Fels Wage Fairness Panel, Greens Employment spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today called on th...

Government’s workplace changes may not help exploited 7-Eleven workers: Greens

25 May, 2016 - Greens Employment & Industrial Relations spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the government’s proposal for changes to workplace laws may not he...

Bandt releases penalty rates ad after Greens focus national attention on weekend pay rates

25 May, 2016 - Following the second week of the campaign beginning by focussing on the parties' differences on penalty rates, Greens Industrial Relations spokes...