News

Turnbull needs to confront Abe over illegal whaling

16 January, 2017 - Malcolm Turnbull must confront Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about illegal whaling when the two leaders meet tomorrow, Greens Senator fo...

Victorian Greens move to decriminalise begging on Melbourne’s streets

15 January, 2017 - THE Victorian Greens are making a radical push to decriminalise begging on Melbourne’s streets. More than 800 people have been charged with b...

Greens call on Government to release business plan for Roe 9

15 January, 2017 - The Western Australian taxpayer will not see a cent of funding from Commonwealth coffers to pay for Roe 8 until a business plan is released f...

MP’s defection confirms overlap between One Nation and LNP

13 January, 2017 - The Queensland Greens say today’s announcement that Liberal National Party MP, Steve Dickson, is defecting to One Nation is the clearest indi...

Greens applaud win against fracking giant Santos and warn against fracking spree

13 January, 2017 - Greens applaud win against fracking giant Santos and warn against fracking spree The Australian Greens applaud the work of community group We...

Greens now only party in WA taking a stand against GM

13 January, 2017 - The Greens are now the only party to stand up against genetically modified crops in WA, following today’s announcement that the ALP will back...

One Nation are conspiracy-peddling knuckle-draggers

12 January, 2017 - The revelations about the outrageous conspiracy theories held by the One Nation candidate for the Queensland state seat of Mulgrave are shock...

Good riddance, 2016

12 January, 2017 - Dr Mehreen Faruqi Every single gathering I went to in December seemed to be 'Ground Hog Day' where the discussion was stuck on the tumultuous...

Latte-sipping lefties unite

12 January, 2017 - Nathan Hart Coffee is a magical bean, giving super powers to the ordinary and energy to the exhausted. It is also the second most traded comm...

In 2017, I'll make better resolutions

12 January, 2017 - Rosanne Bersten For some people, new year's resolutions are minor reminders to improve something small about their lives. For others, it's a ...

Minister, get out of your ivory tower and speak to people actually struggling on Centrelink

11 January, 2017 - Minister Alan Tudge refusing to suspend or scrap the automated debt recovery system demonstrates a huge failing to comprehend the struggles a...

Greens call for Environment Minister to stand down

11 January, 2017 - The Liberal Environment Minister should stand down from his portfolio responsibilities in the wake of comments this morning that he would be ...

Minister, get out of your ivory tower and speak to people actually struggling on Centrelink

11 January, 2017 - Minister Alan Tudge refusing to suspend or scrap the automated debt recovery system demonstrates a huge failing to comprehend the struggles a...

Greens welcome more sensible approach to shark mitigation, three years on from drum-lining debacle

11 January, 2017 - Today’s election promise for a $200,000 shark barrier in Mandurah was a long time coming for friends and family of Ben Gerring according to G...

Leyonhjelm, Hanson childcare comments rule them out of reasonable debate

11 January, 2017 - Senators David Leyonhjelm and Pauline Hanson have shown that they’re not up to taking part in a constructive discussion around reforming Aust...