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Greens call for government grant to turn Portland aluminium smelter into a big battery

2 July, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have called on the Andrews Labor Government to end their $200 million taxpayer subsidies for the Portland smelter, and inste...

Greens launch plan to lead Victoria out of recession through renewable energy

2 July, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have launched a renewable energy-led recovery plan for Victoria that, if adopted, would create thousands of jobs, lead us ou...

NSW shark strategy: still a long way to go

1 July, 2020 - Greens Healthy Oceans spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, welcomes the NSW Government’s investment in non-lethal shark mitigation measures ...

Greens call on Morrison Government to take action over Hong Kong National Security Law

1 July, 2020 - The Australian Greens condemn in the strongest possible terms the Chinese Government’s decision to override Hong Kong’s legislature and pass drac...

More missiles won't make Australia safer: Greens

1 July, 2020 - Leader of the Australian Greens Adam Bandt has today said the government's commitment to spend over $270 billion on defence would not make Austra...

Green Issue: Editorial June 2020

1 July, 2020 - By the Green Issue Editorial Team The theme of June Green Issue is the Next Gen Guarantee. Unless supported by wealthy parents young people fa...

Tim Clifford’s June Update

1 July, 2020 - Repairing COVID-19 provisions in the Planning and Development Amendment Bill, promoting a green recovery and gearing up for the next state electi...

Diane Evers’ June Update

1 July, 2020 - Still fighting native forest logging and expansion of irrigation, shocked by the disregard for Aboriginal heritage, promoting the Rights of Natur...

Robin Chapple’s June Update

1 July, 2020 - The destruction of First Nations heritage sites, wider ramifications of justice for First Nations people and the growing need for intergeneration...

Alison Xamon’s June Update

1 July, 2020 - Reforming the fines enforcement system, addressing racial and LGBTIQ injustice, opposing live exports, confronting the drug problem and tackling ...

The Next Gen Guarantee and Higher Education

1 July, 2020 - In contrast to the Government’s recent attempt to create “job-ready” degrees, the Greens believe that higher education should be accessible and f...

Solidarity between Over 60s and Under 30s

1 July, 2020 - The Greens should celebrate that several of our policies benefit both older and younger voters By Rob Delves, GI Co-editor Negative gearin...

Welcoming School Strikers

1 July, 2020 - Welcoming speeches by Les Harrison and Rae Price to the School Strike marchers at the Blockade in Perth last November By Les Harrison, Extinct...

Greens welcome last minute Community TV licence extension

30 June, 2020 - The Greens have welcomed the last minute extension to the free-to-air broadcast licences for Community TV stations Channel 44 in Adelaide and Ch...

Arts industry loses four times as many jobs as construction, receives a third of the support

30 June, 2020 - ABS stats released today show the arts and recreation industry has lost four times as many payroll jobs as the construction industry but has rec...