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Diane Evers' February Update

8 March, 2018 - Hon Diane Evers Hello everyone! I took a short break over Christmas to spend some time in Albany with my husband Tony and my four lovely a...

Green Issue: Editorial February 2018

8 March, 2018 - The Green Issue Editors This issue begins with an international perspective, highlighting the visit of the Peace Boat to Fremantle and remind...

Some Facts on Fracking

8 March, 2018 - Julie Scanlon Some years ago I watched the award winning documentary Gasland (2010), a film which focuses on communities in the United States...

Where there’s a will …. something will fall out of the sky!

8 March, 2018 - Rob Delves Christine Milne ‒ the dairy farmers daughter who became the Australian Greens leader – was obviously strongly influenced by Bob Br...

Greens support revocation of Westgate Tunnel planning approvals​

8 March, 2018 - Western metro MP Huong Truong says the Greens will today support the revocation of planning approvals for the Westgate Tunnel. The new toll road...

Greens call on Labor and Coalition to support bill to axe tampon tax

7 March, 2018 - The Greens today welcomed Deputy Labor Leader Tanya Plibersek's comments that she wants to see the GST on menstrual hygiene products scrapped an...

ACT Greens: Entertainment precincts will deliver for our ‘Cool Little Capital’

7 March, 2018 - The ACT Greens have today called on the Government to accelerate its efforts to deliver designated entertainment precincts in the Territory. ...

Greens call on Labor and Coalition to support bill to axe tampon tax

7 March, 2018 - The Greens today welcomed Deputy Labor Leader Tanya Plibersek's comments that she wants to see the GST on menstrual hygiene products scrapped an...

Leaked MDBA report a damning blow to community confidence

6 March, 2018 - The Turnbull Government and the Murray Darling Basin Authority have questions to answer, Greens water spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young ha...

South Australian Greens welcome Sea Shepherd to SA

6 March, 2018 - The South Australian Greens have welcomed the Sea Shepherd crew aboard the M/Y Steve Irwin back to Adelaide, and pledge to fight to protect the ...

Greens announce bold plan to tackle recycling crisis

6 March, 2018 - Greens NSW MP and spokesperson for the environment Cate Faehrmann is calling for 100% of the waste levy, or more than $2.1 billion over the next...

Greg Boland for Cottesloe

6 March, 2018 - Viv Glance March 17th 2018 is a BIG day! Not only is it Saint Patricks Day, but it is also the state election day in South Australia, by-e...

Robin Chapple’s February Update

6 March, 2018 - Hon Robin Chapple This year had an unexpected start, when I became stuck in the North West due to intense flooding that turned the surroundin...

Nascent Greens – The Green Party of Bangladesh

6 March, 2018 - Chris Johansen The current population of Bangladesh is estimated at 165 million, living on an area of land only twice the size of Tasmania. P...

Book Review – Curing Affluenza

6 March, 2018 - Chris Johansen I imagine that most Greens would at least have an inkling that something is wrong with what is generally referred to as 'the e...