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Sydneysiders draw a line in the sand over Opera House bullying

8 October, 2018 - In response to the bullying and corporate exploitation of one of Australia's most significant and iconic public places, the Sydney Opera House...

IPCC special report means NSW must phase out coal within 10 years

8 October, 2018 - The IPCC's Special Report out today outlines a climate catastrophe of unprecedented scale and impact on our community and nature if global war...

Eraring Coal-fired Power Station's Expansion Plans a Recipe For Disaster

5 October, 2018 - The Greens have condemned EPA approval for Origin's Eraring coal-fired power station to expand an ash dam over a disused coal mine, despite ex...

Record penalty for Illawarra pokies club raises questions about NSW Coalition’s deal with Clubs NSW

5 October, 2018 - The Greens NSW have called on the NSW Liberal and National Parties to rule out signing a new Memorandum of Understanding with Clubs NSW follow...

Greens reject reported racing industry offer

5 October, 2018 - Amy MacMahon, spokesperson for the Queensland Greens and former candidate for South Brisbane has confirmed the Greens would reject any offer o...

Australian Greens give no apology for standing up for public schools

4 October, 2018 - Leader of the Australian Greens Dr Richard Di Natale and Education Spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi have today doubled down on their defenc...

Queensland’s staggering pokies losses show urgent need for political donation ban

4 October, 2018 - Queensland Greens Senator and spokesperson for gambling, Larissa Waters, said reports today that Queenslanders lost on average, a record-break...

Increased funding for Australian Paralympic Committee critical in recognising disabled athletes: Steele-John

4 October, 2018 -   Thursday, 4 October 2018 The Australian Greens have endorsed the Australian Paralympic Committee’s (APC) Federal Election Priorities Submi...

Tampon tax axing a win for people-powered campaigns, say Greens

3 October, 2018 - “Today’s decision to remove the GST from sanitary products after 18 years is a win for people-powered campaigns,” said Australian Greens Senat...

Greens push to establish Renewable Energy Zones across Australia

3 October, 2018 - Greens push to establish Renewable Energy Zones across Australia   The Australian Greens will put in place a new Commonwealth strategy to esta...

Liberals and Shooters Party join forces to oppose bill to hold Forestry corporation to account

3 October, 2018 - Greens MP and Forest spokesperson, Dawn Walker MP has criticised the NSW Government for failing to support her Forestry Amendment Bill that wo...

Waters’ wishes for women on Wednesday

2 October, 2018 - Scrap the tampon tax, increase funding for frontline domestic violence services and deliver 10 days’ paid DV leave, is Greens spokesperson for...

Transforming Melbourne's tram network

1 October, 2018 - The Victorian Greens have released a plan to transform Melbourne's tram network. All tram routes will be upgraded over a decade to i...

Acting ABC chair will not solve governance problems

28 September, 2018 - The Government’s ABC acting chair appointment is not going to give the broadcaster the fresh start it needs, the Greens say.   “The ABC Bo...