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Mental Health Commissioner resignation: Greens

8 May, 2019 - Media Release: Monday 8 April 2019   Hon Alison Xamon MLC, spokesperson for Mental Health, has acknowledged the significant contributio...

Statement on Bill Shorten's Adani comments

25 April, 2019 - Steph Hodgins-May, Greens Candidate for Macnamara Bill Shorten's comments today about his backbenchers being irrelevant to the Labor Party’s...

Health of Gorgon Project workers must come before profit: Greens

18 April, 2019 - Media Release: 18 April 2019   Greens spokesperson for Industrial Relations and Worker Safety Hon Alison Xamon MLC has expresse...

Greens to declare ACT in state of Climate Emergency

16 April, 2019 - The Greens have today called on the major parties to support a declaration that the ACT is in a state of climate emergency. In a forthcoming...

Over crowded, understaffed prisons increase likelihood of violence and sexual assault.

16 April, 2019 - Media Release: Tuesday 16 April 2019   Hon Alison Xamon MLC, Greens spokesperson for Corrective Services, has today renewed her call...

Greens announce participatory democracy policy in Canberra

15 April, 2019 - The Greens are today announcing a commitment to bring the voice of the people into politics through trials of Citizens Juries and participatory...

Industrial Relations reforms welcome but do not go far enough: Greens

12 April, 2019 -   Media Release: 11 April 2019   Greens spokesperson for Industrial Relations and Worker Safety Hon Alison Xamon MLC has tod...

North East Link to trash Melbourne’s liveability

11 April, 2019 - Victorian Greens spokesperson for transport Sam Hibbins, says the massive cost and environmental destruction caused by the North East Link show...

Transport super agency needs long term plan

5 April, 2019 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed plans to merge VicRoads and Public Transport Victoria into the Department of Transport as a stand alone body....

The Greens NSW respond to MPs resignation

5 April, 2019 - The Greens NSW co-convenor Rochelle Flood said: "It is unfortunate that Mr Field has taken this position. "In 2015 the people of New South Wa...

Defer the Byron Bay bypass local MP says

5 April, 2019 - Member for Ballina Tamara Smith MP wants Byron Shire Council to defer their decision to construct the Byron Bay bypass and instead be part of a ...

Reduction in reoffending impossible without youth justice reform: Greens

4 April, 2019 -  Media Release: Thursday 4 April 2019   Hon Alison Xamon MLC, Greens spokesperson for Corrective Services, has last in Parliamen...

Government has little grasp on extent of hate crime in WA: Greens

4 April, 2019 -  Media Release: 4 April 2019   Greens spokesperson for Multicultural Affairs, Sexuality and Gender Diversity Hon Alison Xamon ML...

Inspector characterises Hakea prison as “overcrowded, over-stretched and over-stressed

3 April, 2019 -  Media Release: Tuesday 2 April 2019   Greens spokesperson for Corrective Services Hon Alison Xamon MLC has today called on the ...

It's official - Environment & Local Government Ministers stripped of all power

3 April, 2019 - The Berejiklian government has official stripped Ministers for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government of all their responsibilities to m...