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Greens cranky it's taken years for Nationals to remove dam proposal off the table in Central West

31 October, 2018 - Greens NSW Rural Water spokesperson Jeremy Buckingham has welcomed the NSW Nationals caving into Greens and community pressure and taking the...

The Greens' Plan to support Aboriginal healing and health

31 October, 2018 - The Victorian Greens will turn around the imbalance of health and welfare outcomes suffered by Aboriginal Victorians with a commitment to a C...

Tiny, last minute spend on 'emerging energy' won't fix government's lack of credible energy and emissions reduction policy

31 October, 2018 - The NSW Government has today launched an Emerging Energy Fund that promises $55 million for gas and renewable energy, a figure the Greens hav...

Greens slam Liberals on religious instruction plan

30 October, 2018 - Victorian Greens spokesperson for Education, Sue Pennicuik, has called out the Victorian Liberal Party for having its priorities skewed conce...

Greens NSW MP reveals fears of lung disease from work as stonemason, calls for national ban

29 October, 2018 - Greens NSW MP Jeremy Buckingham has today revealed his former employment as a stonemason places him at high risk of developing the debilitati...

Greens propose eight Renewable Energy Zones for NSW

29 October, 2018 - The Greens have proposed eight priority Renewable Energy Zones for NSW as part of a national plan to supercharge investment in large-scale so...

Horrific footage of starving feral horses prompts Greens to call for cull in Kosciuszko

26 October, 2018 - Greens MP and Environment spokesperson Cate Faehrmann has introduced a Bill into the NSW Parliament to overturn the Government’s “foolish” le...

Greens slam NSW for voting against developing a climate plan at COAG

26 October, 2018 - NSW Energy Minister Don Harwin has voted against an ACT Government motion at the COAG Energy Council for a national emissions reduction schem...

Greens push for mental health links to criminal justice system to be part of Royal Commission

25 October, 2018 - The Victorian Greens’ welcome Labor's announcement of a Royal Commission into mental health and call on Daniel Andrews to ensure that it exte...

NSW Government refuses to acknowledge outstanding natural and agricultural values of Bylong Valley

25 October, 2018 - The NSW Government today opposed a Greens motion in NSW Parliament to support the local community and recognise the natural and agricultural ...

Mandatory Gas Connection in new developments - bad for households and bad for the climate

25 October, 2018 - The practice of property developers mandating gas connection and gas use in new homes is locking South Australian families into higher energy...

Liberal-National government proposes backflip on Byron

25 October, 2018 - The Liberal-National government is preparing to backflip on its holiday letting policy after ridiculing the concerns of the Byron Bay communi...

Mental Health Royal Commission welcome, but things should never have got this bad

25 October, 2018 - The Victorian Greens Say the Labor Government must take responsibility for its significant role in the mental health crisis in Victoria. W...

Labor and Liberal/Nationals join forces to guarantee Santos three years of 'free' coal seam gas production near Narrabri

24 October, 2018 - Five months out from the State Election, the NSW Government has gifted Santos a further 1000 days of royalty-free coal seam gas extraction at...

Government’s private land purchase proposal inadequate to protect koalas

24 October, 2018 - Greens NSW MP and Koala Protection spokesperson, Dawn Walker MP has described the State Government’s private land purchase scheme as inadequa...