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Container Deposit Scheme is an inevitability for Tasmania

9 May, 2016 - Senator Whish-Wilson said that the decision by the NSW Government to adopt a container deposit scheme was a big win for community campaigners arou...

SA’s future in renewables, not ‘fatally flawed’ nuclear waste dumps

9 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have cautioned the South Australian Labor Government against rushing to a point of no return on international radioactive wa...

Greens welcome NSW Container Deposit Scheme decision and call on other states to follow

8 May, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Consumer Affairs, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson welcomes the news that NSW has followed in the footsteps of the South Austral...

'Sorry' the hardest word for Scott Morrison

8 May, 2016 - Today Scott Morrison, the former Immigration Minister, refused to apologise to Save the Children for the baseless and inaccurate accusations that ...

RFA Review Response Locks in Native Forest Destruction

7 May, 2016 - RFA Review Response Locks in Native Forest Destruction  The Tasmanian and Commonwealth governments’ response to the Review of the Tasmanian Region...

Pontville secrecy must end

7 May, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Defence, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson says the Defence department must stop insisting that the identity of the buyer of the ...

Save the Children compensation exposes government’s refugee advocates lies

6 May, 2016 - The government's attempts to blame advocates and support workers for the horrendous situation on Nauru has backfired, with the Immigration Departm...

Government climate body feels pressure to withhold recommendation for carbon pricing until after the election

6 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling for the release of a Climate Change Authority report recommending a carbon price, which the Authority decided to...

Court ruling: Minister must provide safe, lawful abortion for Nauru rape victim

6 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have welcomed the decision of the Federal Court, which has this evening ruled in favour of a Nauru rape victim who the Turnb...

Budget a ‘house of cards’; super measures underwhelming

4 May, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said the government’s so-called new ‘Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset’ (LISTO) is really just...

Greens condemn witch-hunt against voices for nature

4 May, 2016 - The Greens condemn the politically motivated witch hunt against the voices for nature in the government's recommendations in the House of Represen...

Final Budget of Abbott-Turnbull government lays bare the economic policy failures for Tasmania

4 May, 2016 - Greens Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson, says that last night’s Federal Budget is an admission of failure by the Liberals to deliver for T...

Budget closes curtains on opportunity to restore Australian Arts: Greens

4 May, 2016 - Greens Arts spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison closed the curtains on the opportunity to restore funding, i...

Budget missed opportunity for public transport and clean energy in Queensland

4 May, 2016 - The Liberal Government's budget fails to provide public transport or clean energy jobs in Queensland and instead focuses on military spending in o...

Budget Lets Down Students by Failing to Invest in their Future

4 May, 2016 - The Federal government has badly let down Australian students, teachers and schools by failing to restore Tony Abbott’s school cuts, and providing...