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Sapphire wind farm now powering the ACT

2 May, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA Twenty-eight turbines at the Sapphire 1 wind farm in regional NSW are now feeding renewable electricity into the national gr...

CDP hurting remote Australians, it is time the for the Minister to act

2 May, 2018 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has called on the Federal Government to urgently overhaul the Community Development Program (CDP) in ligh...

Cities power partnership unveils expert advisors

2 May, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury MLA A diverse team of experts, from a farmer through to the Mayor of an outback town, have been announced as expert advisors to A...

Greens support broad alliance calling for increase to Newstart

2 May, 2018 - The Australian Greens support the chorus of economists and social services groups calling for an increase to the woefully low Newstart payment. “T...

Voices of 600,000 young people being ignored by Labor Party and Government

1 May, 2018 - Monday, 30 April 2018 Australian Greens Youth spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has slammed Bill Shorten and the Labor party for failing to ...

Greens will move to disallow unfair family reunion changes

1 May, 2018 - The Greens will move in the Senate to overturn recent changes to the Assurance of Support scheme, which drastically increase the income people nee...

Diane Evers’ April Update

1 May, 2018 - Hon. Diane Evers Hello everyone! Ive been on the road a lot of the last few months visiting and meeting with as many of you as possible. In ...

Rachel Siewert’s April Update

1 May, 2018 - Senator Rachel Siewert Autumn is upon us and weve spent another two months on issues close to our hearts ranging from protecting civil society ...

Green Issue: Editorial April 2018

1 May, 2018 - The Green Issue Editors The South West of WA is recognized as one of the 'hotspots of climate change as particularly evidenced by its steadily ...

Greens will move to disallow unfair family reunion changes

1 May, 2018 - The Greens will move in the Senate to overturn recent changes to the Assurance of Support scheme, which drastically increase the income people nee...

Safe Cycling and Pedestrian Crossings for Northcote

1 May, 2018 - Lidia Thorpe has called for investment in more Safe Cycling and Pedestrian Crossings for kids ahead of the State Budget.Lidia met with residents o...

Voices of 600,000 young people being ignored by Labor Party and Government

1 May, 2018 - Monday, 30 April 2018 Australian Greens Youth spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has slammed Bill Shorten and the Labor party for failing to ...

I'll keep fighting for our stadium for women's sports

1 May, 2018 - Lidia Thorpe has expressed disapointment that the Andrews Government has failed to invest in the Darebin Sport Stadium in the 2018 Budget, a much ...

Statewide cuts for CRCs

1 May, 2018 - Community Resource Centres are set to lose as much as $94,000 as a result of State Government cutbacks. Greens (WA) MLC for the South West, Diane ...

Withdrawal of Manus Island health services

30 April, 2018 - Today’s withdrawal of International Health and Medical Services (IHMS) as the Australian government’s health provider on Manus Island will mean...