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Stop the sell off of Markham Estate

6 March, 2018 - Victorian Greens spokesperson for housing, Samantha Ratnam, has written to the Minister for Housing, Martin Foley, requesting a meeting to discu...

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 MP praises WA Police Union over end of life choices legislation support

6 March, 2018 - Tuesday, 6th March 2018 Support for end of life choices legislation in WA by the Police Union president has been welcomed by Greens MLC Robin Ch...

Duck hunting 2018: Victorian Game Management Authority slammed

2 March, 2018 - VICTORIA’S duck season will go ahead, despite a damning report into the game regulator’s handling of the season last year. The report by Pegasus...

Arboretum goes solar in nation’s climate action capital

2 March, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA New solar panels and battery storage at the National Arboretum Canberra will reduce the ACT’s greenhouse gas emissions by ...

End duck shooting in Victoria now

2 March, 2018 - The Victorian Greens are calling for the Game Management Authority to be shut down and the 2018 duck shooting season to be cancelled following d...

Industry report confirms: native forest logging unpopular & unprofitable

1 March, 2018 - A new report by the timber industry lobby has confirmed that the logging of native forests in WA is far less profitable, and provides far fewer ...

Climate action: Sub-national governments getting the job done

1 March, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The ACT’s new partnership with Parkes Shire Council and Lismore City Council will enable all three cities to learn from ea...

We’ve heard this all before. You can’t trust Labor on Adani

28 February, 2018 - One thing about Labor’s position on Adani is certain. Bill Shorten’s supposed “opposition” will melt away after the Batman by-election. Spea...

NBN Captain should have the decency to go down with his ship: Greens

28 February, 2018 - NBN Co is selling WA down the river with its worst technology - Fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) – whilst Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, the archi...

The Turnbull Government didn't consult its own advisory panel about drug testing plan: Greens

28 February, 2018 - The Coalition Government has not consulted its own Drug and Alcohol Advisory Committee – The Australian National Advisory Council on Alcohol...

Greens call on Turnbull government to step up to family, domestic and sexual violence crisis

28 February, 2018 - Today’s release of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s report on Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence demonstrates Australia co...

We’ve heard this all before. You can’t trust Labor on Adani

28 February, 2018 - One thing about Labor’s position on Adani is certain. Bill Shorten’s supposed “opposition” will melt away after the Batman by-election. Spea...

Urban heat islands: The heat is on

28 February, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA A new CSIRO report commissioned by the ACT Government identifies Canberra neighbourhoods that are hotter due to the ‘u...

NBN Captain should have the decency to go down with his ship: Greens

28 February, 2018 - NBN Co is selling WA down the river with its worst technology - Fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) – whilst Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, the archi...