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Hodge podge spending caps will damage local democracy

10 August, 2018 - Bizarre changes to spending caps in Local Government elections have resulted in a disastrously inconsistent scheme resulting in inequitable sp...

NSW should follow New Zealand's lead and Ban the Bag

10 August, 2018 - The Greens NSW have welcomed Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's announcement that New Zealand will phase-out single-use plastic shopping bags ove...

Bandt’s message to Labor: Don’t betray renewables by supporting NEG.

9 August, 2018 - Bandt’s message to Labor: Don’t betray renewables by supporting NEG. Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today called o...

Council pans proposal to build senior housing on the Woy Woy Bowling Club

9 August, 2018 - A highly contentious proposal to build seniors housing on flood prone land at Woy Woy has been brutally rebuffed in a report by Central Coast C...

Racing Amendment (Integrity and Disciplinary Structures) Bill 2018

9 August, 2018 - Ms PENNICUIK (Southern Metropolitan) — I rise this evening to speak on the Racing Amendment (Integrity and Disciplinary Structures) Bill 2018, ...

Environment Protection Amendment Bill 2018 Second reading speech - Huong Truong MLC

9 August, 2018 -   Ms TRUONG (Western Metropolitan) (11:24) — I rise to speak on the Environment Protection Amendment Bill 2018. If you throw anything i...

Parliament needs a cultural overhaul

8 August, 2018 - Victorian Greens MP Lidia Thorpe is calling for an Aboriginal Cultural Advisory Group and concrete improvements in the practices at parliament ...

It's time to break up the banks: Greens

8 August, 2018 - Leader of the Australian Greens Dr Richard Di Natale and Treasury Spokesperson Sen. Peter Whish-Wilson today unveiled a proposal for a sweeping...

Greens slam Turnbull’s moves to give public money to coal, welcome state moves to reject NEG

8 August, 2018 - Greens slam Turnbull’s moves to give public money to coal, welcome state moves to reject NEG Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam...

Footscray Hospital - Constituency question

8 August, 2018 - Constituency question - Footscray Hospital - Huong Truong MLC 7 August 2018 Ms TRUONG (Western Metropolitan) (14:39) — My question is for...

Cut the coal-huggers loose, state Premiers must reject NEG: Bandt

7 August, 2018 - Cut the coal-huggers loose, state Premiers must reject NEG: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that t...

Media regulator asked to investigate fascist on Sky

6 August, 2018 - The Greens have submitted a complaint to the media regulator (Australian Communications and Media Authority) asking for an urgent investigation...

New data confirms shark nets should be hauled up for good in NSW: Greens

6 August, 2018 - The NSW Greens have called for shark nets to be hauled up for good from NSW beaches following the release of government data on the metropolita...

Greens' plan kick-starts banning the bag and rapid, ambitious phase out of plastic in NSW

6 August, 2018 - NSW Greens MLC Justin Field will introduce ambitious laws aimed at reducing plastic pollution, including phasing out all single-use plastic in ...