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Take back control from mining companies: join the Greens

12 January, 2018 - Queensland Greens Senator Andrew Bartlett invites Queenslanders who want politicians to stop sacrificing workers, the environment, and climat...

Over $3 million to support battery storage roll-out

12 January, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA Six companies have just received grants to support the roll-out of solar battery storage in Canberra homes and business...

Farmers urged to share their GM-related experiences with committee

11 January, 2018 - Greens Agriculture Spokesperson Diane Evers MLC has urged farmers to make submissions to a cross-party Parliamentary inquiry into mechanisms ...

Greens concern at Iran’s crackdown on dissent

10 January, 2018 - Senator Richard Di Natale, leader of the Australian Greens and Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, said the Australian Greens remain deeply con...

Greens concern at Iran’s crackdown on dissent

10 January, 2018 - Senator Richard Di Natale, leader of the Australian Greens and Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, said the Australian Greens remain deeply con...

One month to go: Have your say on the new Office for Mental Health

8 January, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA Minister for Mental Health Shane Rattenbury is encouraging Canberrans with an interest in mental health services to part...

Gina Rinehart and QLD Labor: prepare for a community backlash

6 January, 2018 - Queensland Greens Senator Andrew Bartlett is warning Gina Rinehart and QLD Labor to prepare for the same community backlash that has all but k...

Qld Labor betrays us by extending coal mining lease another 25 years

4 January, 2018 - The state Labor government’s decision to issue a lease to extend the life of the Boundary Hill coal mine betrays Queenslanders while serving t...

[Greens-Media] Greens call for balance in light of sensationalist reporting of Melbourne’s youth crime

4 January, 2018 - While recognising there are problems with disaffected youth in Melbourne’s west, the Greens are calling for a more balanced approach in they w...

Green Issue: Editorial December 2017

26 December, 2017 - The Green Issue Editors In this issue, our co-convenors, Chilla Bulbeck and Matt Roberts, provide us with a roundup of 2017 GWA activitie...

Rachel Siewert’s December Update

25 December, 2017 - Senator Rachel Siewert As the year draws to a close there has certainly been highs and lows in the land of politics. After a resounding y...

In Memory of Jay Birny Birnbrauer

25 December, 2017 - Chilla Bulbeck In this memorial service attended by around 150 people and lasting over two hours, friends who swam, played bridge or domi...

Our New Senator

24 December, 2017 - The GI Editors We were all shocked and disappointed when Scott had to resign from the Senate over the dual citizenship affair. At the 201...