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Greens welcome fresh funding for invaluable Shark Monitoring Network

9 May, 2016 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren has applauded the Government’s announcement today that it will allocate $1.54 million in the State budget to its ‘early w...

Greens welcome fresh funding for invaluable Shark Monitoring Network

9 May, 2016 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren has applauded the Government’s announcement today that it will allocate more than $1.5 million in the State budget to its...

Estimates: WestConnex and Western Distributor

9 May, 2016 - Senator RICE: I have more questions on WestConnex and whether the department has received an updated business case for WestConnex. Mr Mrdak: Yes, ...

Solar thermal would create new jobs for Port Augusta

9 May, 2016 - Transitioning to a renewable economy and building a solar thermal plant in the mid-north should be prioritised as Port Augusta's coal-fired power ...

Dirty coal unchecked - this stinks

9 May, 2016 - The Greens candidate for the seat of Solomon Todd Williams has called for Natasha Griggs to declare her hand on climate change, as her colleague, ...

SA’s future in renewables, not ‘fatally flawed’ nuclear waste dumps

9 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have cautioned the South Australian Labor Government against rushing to a point of no return on international radioactive wa...

Government arts funding decision ‘disturbing’: Greens

9 May, 2016 - Greens Arts spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said it was disturbing that the government has allocated almost half of the four year Catalyst fundin...

Estimates: logging breaches in Murray Valley NP

9 May, 2016 - Senator RICE: I want to continue the discussion we had from last estimates about the ecological thinning trial that is underway in the Millewa Nat...

Estimates: peer review of Western Distributor

9 May, 2016 - Senator RICE: Mr Davies, my questions are about the Western Distributor business case. Infrastructure Australia is assessing the Western Distribut...

Container Deposit Scheme is an inevitability for Tasmania

9 May, 2016 - Senator Whish-Wilson said that the decision by the NSW Government to adopt a container deposit scheme was a big win for community campaigners arou...

IT’S ON: Greens offer courage & vision in face of double disappointment

8 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have welcomed the election being called today, saying Australians deserve better than the double-disappointment they're gett...

'Sorry' the hardest word for Scott Morrison

8 May, 2016 - Today Scott Morrison, the former Immigration Minister, refused to apologise to Save the Children for the baseless and inaccurate accusations that ...

WA Greens ready for election 2016

8 May, 2016 - Climate change, refugees, housing affordability, inequality and threats to our environment have galvanised the largest grassroots campaign ever or...

WA Greens ready for election 2016

8 May, 2016 - Climate change, refugees, housing affordability, inequality and threats to our environment have galvanised the largest grassroots campaign ever or...

Greens welcome NSW Container Deposit Scheme decision and call on other states to follow

8 May, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Consumer Affairs, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson welcomes the news that NSW has followed in the footsteps of the South Austral...