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Barnaby may be back, but door to water ministry must stay closed

4 December, 2017 - The Australian Greens are renewing calls for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to keep the keys to the Water Ministry out of the hands of Barna...

Minister should correct misleading information to surfers

4 December, 2017 - Greens MLC Diane Evers has called on the WA Fisheries Minister to correct his recent public claim that a personal shark deterrent designed fo...

Senate throws support behind not-for-profit sector in light of Government’s attempts to limit advocacy 

4 December, 2017 - The Senate has expressed support for charities and not-for-profit organisations in Australia, who are currently being targeted by the Federal...

Labor should pull support for Shell and Arrow CSG Development deal

3 December, 2017 - Shell and Arrow Energy have struck a deal without intervention from the Queensland government to push forward with the biggest coal seam gas ...

Greens secure win for democracy in SA

1 December, 2017 - The Greens are delighted that the South Australian Constitution has now been reformed to make it fairer to all parties and candidates contest...

Adani puts ex LNP and Qld Labor figures on the payroll

30 November, 2017 - Adani puts ex LNP and Qld Labor figures on the payroll "The record Queensland Greens vote and the possibility of Greens Candidate Michael Be...

Greens welcome family court’s decision to allow trans young people access to hormones

30 November, 2017 - The Australian Greens welcome today’s Family Court decision that will allow trans young people to access the medication they need on the adv...

Fact-checking fake news: ACT Greens call for Canberra ‘fact checking unit’ to inform public debate

30 November, 2017 - In a dissenting report to the Election Committee, Greens MLA Caroline Le Couteur highlighted the important contributions of informed debate ...

Fracking inquiry not all it’s cracked up to be

30 November, 2017 - Greens South-West MLC Diane Evers says the McGowan Government’s independent scientific panel inquiry into hydraulic fracking appears to be o...

Greens welcome family court’s decision to allow trans young people access to hormones

30 November, 2017 - The Australian Greens welcome today’s Family Court decision that will allow trans young people to access the medication they need on the adv...

Red Hill Nature Reserve: Community makes a stand against ‘inappropriate development’

30 November, 2017 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA The ACT Greens have tabled two petitions totalling some 3,112 signatures opposing inappropriate development in area...

Senate supports $20 million from postal survey redirected to mental health services

29 November, 2017 - The Australian Greens have secured senate support for a motion calling for the $20 million not spent in the marriage equality postal survey ...