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Greens announce new Senate portfolios

22 August, 2018 - The Australian Greens today announced portfolio allocations for their Senators and MPs ahead of the upcoming Federal Election. Australian Gree...

Live Exports License Cancellation Welcome But We Need to a Total Ban

22 August, 2018 - Australian Greens Senator and Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has welcomed the cancellation of Emmanuel Exports live expo...

'We will finally get a chance to be heard': Thalidomide Group Australia

21 August, 2018 - Tuesday, 21 August Thalidomide Group Australia – a group representing forgotten survivors of the pharmaceutical disaster - said today they wer...

Petition: Yabbie fishing nets

21 August, 2018 - The petition of certain citizens of the state of Victoria draws to the attention of the Legislative Council: (1) Opera house nets — a type ...

Coal crew has Turnbull by the throat: Greens

20 August, 2018 - The coal-huggers have Malcolm Turnbull by the throat and the government has dumped any pretence of climate action, Australian Greens Co-Deputy...

State Government fiddles on climate action while NSW burns

20 August, 2018 - The Greens have condemned the NSW Government for fiddling on climate action while the state literally burns. It follows today's announcemen...

South Coast fires a reminder of increased severity and frequency of natural disasters under climate change

20 August, 2018 - Greens NSW South Coast spokesperson and Milton resident Justin Field has thanked emergency services, volunteers and community members for work...

Turnbull caves in on climate: Greens

18 August, 2018 - Turnbull caves in on climate: Greens Greens Co-Deputy Leader and climate & energy spokesperson, Adam Bandt, said Malcolm Turnbull’s latest ene...

Gov sees Green on power price caps, but NEG means no benefits: Bandt

17 August, 2018 - Gov sees Green on power price caps, but NEG means no benefits: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today welcome...

Barngarla and Adnyamathanha people deserve the right to vote: Greens

17 August, 2018 - Australian Greens nuclear spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is calling for the community vote on the nuclear waste dump to be delayed un...

Turnbull can’t guarantee the NEG will pass the House thanks to coal crew: Bandt

17 August, 2018 - Turnbull can’t guarantee the NEG will pass the House thanks to coal crew: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP to...

Remaining NSW shark nets and those in Queensland now must be replaced with new technology too

17 August, 2018 - Australian Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has welcomed the decision by the NSW Government to end the use ...

Greens call on government to accelerate electric vehicle uptake, following senate hearing

17 August, 2018 - Australia’s failure to join the electric vehicle revolution has dire implications for the economy, jobs, public health and reducing carbon pol...

Pledge to make Canberrans matter

17 August, 2018 - Tim Hollo, Greens Candidate for Canberra Penny Kyburz, Greens Lead Senate Candidate for the ACT Community activist, environmentalist and m...

Ombudsman report damns water compliance performance

17 August, 2018 - Greens NSW water spokesman Jeremy Buckingham said today's Ombudsman's report Water: Compliance and Enforcement once again details how the NSW ...