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Money for Murray-Darling must be frozen

9 July, 2019 - The Greens have called for an immediate freeze on money for Murray-Darling water projects until the Auditor-General can review payments and water...

Yet another recycling plant fire puts recycling at risk

9 July, 2019 - The Victorian Greens fear that yet another fire, this time at SKM overnight, will make the State’s recycling system even more vulnerable after it...

Students in Distress: New Reports Shows Majority of Students are Impacted by Housing and Food Insecurity

8 July, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Spokesperson for Education, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to today’s release of the 2018 Higher Education Accomm...

Silence on Australia’s dirtiest power station is deafening

8 July, 2019 - The Victorian Greens have urged the State Labor Government to take action on Yallourn, following news that foreign-owned EnergyAustralia will fun...

SA leading the way on single-use plastics

6 July, 2019 - The Greens have praised the South Australian Liberal government for continuing the state's leadership on the environment with a ban on single-use...

Green Issue: Editorial June 2019

5 July, 2019 - By the Green Issue Editors Of course the main topic of interest for the past two months was the federal election – bad news and good news. Bad...

“It's the economy, stupid”

5 July, 2019 - By Chris Johansen, Green Issue Co-editor It looks like at least three more years of Federal Government policy and action to promote fossil fue...

Postmodern animism for a new modernity

5 July, 2019 - By Chilla Bulbeck, Co-convenor, Greens (WA) A review of Shoko Yoneyama (2019) Animism in Contemporary Japan: Voices for the Anthropocene from ...

Australian Greens announce new shadow ministries for the real opposition

5 July, 2019 - The Australian Greens have today announced updated portfolios, as decided at Monday’s meeting of the Australian Greens Party Room. “Someone needs...

Statement: Appointment as Greens Spokesperson for International Development

5 July, 2019 - I’m honoured to be the new Greens spokesperson for International Development. As someone born in the Global South taking on this role, I am looki...

Govt must Step in after UN warns Warragamba Dam Wall Raising Risks World Heritage Status

5 July, 2019 - The Australian Government must urgently intervene to protect the Blue Mountains National Park, after the UNESCO World Heritage Committee warned t...

Rachel Siewert’s June Update

4 July, 2019 - By Senator Rachel Siewert None of us were anticipating the election result and it was an evening of mixed emotions at our election after party...

A Just Transition into the Renewable Economy

4 July, 2019 - By Rob Delves, Green Issue Co-editor NO ENVIRONMENT, NO ECONOMY”. I’m pretty sure it was the first political tee shirt I bought soon after arr...

Robin Chapple’s June Update

4 July, 2019 - By Hon. Robin Chapple, MLC for Mining and Pastoral Winter break is upon us, and with that the MPs from across our vast state return to their e...

Jordon Steele-John’s June Update

4 July, 2019 - By Senator Jordon Steele-John We knocked on over 60,000 doors, made over 25,000 phone calls, raised hundreds of thousands of dollars from more...