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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...

Alison Xamon’s February Update

6 March, 2018 - Hon Alison Xamon The Governments cuts to the Education Budget have dominated the political landscape throughout January and February. I stron...

Peace Boat Forum in Fremantle

6 March, 2018 - Maureen Boyle I attended the Peace Boat Forum in Fremantle on 25 January. Speakers included Karina Lester, Maralinga survivor, Miyake Nobuo, ...

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...

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...

Scrap Cherry Creek detention centre

6 March, 2018 - The Victorian Greens have reaffirmed their opposition to the large scale youth detention centre proposed at Cherry Creek. Submissions to the Inq...

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...