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Caps on donations and greater transparency key to saving our democracy from big business influence: Senate Inquiry

6 June, 2018 - The Australian Greens today called upon Labor and the Liberals to back reforms to cap political donations and increase transparency to help resto...

Labor ACT Chief Minister’s call for Newstart increase is encouraging, Shorten must do the same: Greens

6 June, 2018 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert says ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr breaking ranks with federal Labor to call for an increase to Newstar...

Caps on donations and greater transparency key to saving our democracy from big business influence: Senate Inquiry

6 June, 2018 - The Australian Greens today called upon Labor and the Liberals to back reforms to cap political donations and increase transparency to help resto...

Most Australians support an increase to Newstart, it is time the old parties did too

6 June, 2018 - An essential poll released today shows that the vast majority (68%) of Australians support an increase to the woefully low rate of Newstart.   “F...

Greens negotiations lead to strengthened Treaty legislation

6 June, 2018 - Press Release The Victorian Greens negotiations have led to meaningful improvements in the Victorian Government's proposed Treaty legislation, ho...

A Budget for fairness and sustainability: ACT Greens

5 June, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA and Caroline Le Couteur, MLA The ACT Greens today welcomed the ACT Budget’s commitments towards fairness and sustainability...

Labor’s FIFO camp undermines Karratha economy: Greens

5 June, 2018 - Tuesday, 5th June 2018 The McGowan Government’s decision to give Woodside the go-ahead to build a new FIFO camp in Karratha is a kick in the guts...

Greens to Environment Minister: introduced species don’t need heritage protection

4 June, 2018 - The Environment Minister’s support for the NSW government’s move to use heritage laws to protect horses in the Kosciuszko National Park is farcic...

Nation’s climate action capital celebrates World Environment Day

4 June, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA On the eve of World Environment Day, Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Shane Rattenbury has reflected on the A...

The Government neglects the environment and our Reef, no one is surprised.

4 June, 2018 - The budget papers have shown that the 400 million dollars allocated for the Great Barrier Reef are a smokescreen for the government’s continued i...

When the climate goes downhill, skiers won't: Bandt

1 June, 2018 - When the climate goes downhill, skiers won't: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that today's report fo...

A third of appeals over robo-debts have debts aside by AAT

1 June, 2018 - It has been revealed in senate estimates that a third of appeals over Centrelink robo-debts have resulted in debts being set aside by the Adminis...

Turnbull must stand up to Trump on tariffs, not bend the knee

1 June, 2018 - News that US President Donald Trump has imposed new metal tariffs on Europe, Canada and Mexico is further proof Australia’s ‘special relationship...