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Young unemployed need better transport options

21 November, 2016 - A new report highlighting the transport challenges faced by young unemployed Australians is a wakeup call for the Turnbull government to urg...

On the shoulders of giants

21 November, 2016 - A whirlwind six months in which the party has improved the professionalism of its approach to the management of financial issues with regula...

No rest for the wicked

21 November, 2016 - We couldn't achieve as much as we do without the dedication and commitment of a cast of thousands — in particular our fantastic national off...

Greens demand answers over latest V/line outage

18 November, 2016 - Victorian Greens transport spokesperson Samantha Dunn has called for the Transport Minster to explain what she is doing to fix the problems ...

Turnbull’s trade talks put corporations first

18 November, 2016 - Trade agreements should be negotiated to advantage people, not major corporations, the Australian Greens have said following Malcolm Turnbul...

Greens reveal: there is no business case at all for Roe 8

18 November, 2016 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren is gobsmacked after finding out through questions in Parliament that there has been no business case or other finan...

Negative gearing and CGT discounts are worsening the disparity between winners and losers

18 November, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson for Treasury, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, says that unless Malcolm Turnbull radically changes Australia’s econo...

Greens stand with 30,000 who oppose proposed levy for Uber users

18 November, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Transport Lynn MacLaren MLC has today urged the Government to scrap a levy it plans to impose upon ride-sharing serv...

Government misses deadline imposed by the Senate for details of shoddy cashless welfare card report

17 November, 2016 - The Government has failed to comply with an order of the Senate for a production of documents pertaining to the cashless welfare card ‘progr...

Shark nets don't make the ocean safe, especially for marine life

17 November, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has strongly criticised the Federal Environment Minister, Josh Frydenber...

Passenger levy should end when taxi compo ends

17 November, 2016 - The Greens are urging the South Australian Government to guarantee an end date to its $1 per trip passenger levy, which is being introduced ...

Greens Women Take the Lead

17 November, 2016 - Greens women across the state are stepping up to take the lead in local government, with three taking on a Mayoral position, and another two...

Greens stand with community in opposition to road through Scarborough dunes

17 November, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for sustainable planning the Hon Lynn MacLaren MLC has congratulated the Beach not Bitumen umbrella group for successful...

Indicators in Productivity Commission report on Aboriginal disadvantage should force change

17 November, 2016 - A comprehensive productivity commission report that shows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples worse off in key areas is unfortunat...