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Greens to end sports betting ad barrage

8 April, 2016 - Australian Greens leader and spokesperson on gambling and sport, Senator Richard Di Natale, was joined by Greens candidate for LaTrobe Tom Cummi...

Greens to move motion calling for Royal Commission into the Financial Sector

8 April, 2016 - When the Senate resumes the week commencing 18 April the Greens will again move a motion calling for the establishment of a Royal Commission int...

“Energy poverty” hypocrisy exposed by new Adani company allegations

7 April, 2016 - Following allegations of electricity price gouging by the Adani company in India, the Greens re-iterated their call for the state Labor and fede...

Shark study confirms pointlessness of drum lines

7 April, 2016 - A Fisheries Department study into white shark movements off the WA coast confirms that the Government’s 2014 drumline trial did nothing for the ...

Government must fight for Whyalla’s future: Greens

7 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens call on the Government to provide urgent mental health support to the Whyalla Community as part of any plan to assist in s...

Minister Hunt’s sneaky attempt to co-opt Sir David’s Reef documentary to downplay impacts is offensive

7 April, 2016 - Environment Minister Hunt's attempt to use Sir David Attenborough's documentary to downplay threats to the Great Barrier Reef, including those i...

Response to Energy Minister Mike Nahan: ‘Electricity reforms ensure fairer system for all’

7 April, 2016 - Thursday, 7 April WA Greens Energy spokesperson Robin Chapple MLC said cutting electricity costs by reducing Demand Side Management (DSM) was ul...

Greens warn of new ‘generation debt’

7 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have warned that the Liberals will create a new generation of young Australians saddled with record debt, if they proceed ...

Anglo’s Foxleigh mine sale another reason to act on rehab, despite mining lobby’s squeals

6 April, 2016 - Reports that Anglo American is selling the Foxleigh coal mine at Middlemount to Sydney's Taurus Fund Management is more evidence of the need for...

Cyclists take budget ask to the streets

6 April, 2016 - Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay and Monnee Vally Cyclists are sending a message to state and local governments to invest in safer cycling in the upcomi...

Boost for tourism in the home of the Leadbeater’s Possum

6 April, 2016 - Boost for tourism in the home of the Leadbeater’s Possum The Greens have pledged $3 million of federal funds to invest in the tourism potential ...

Make the Moonee Ponds bike trail safe

6 April, 2016 - Greens call for safer diversions on Moonee Ponds Bike Trail during the CityLink Tulla widening. “This diversion is a disaster for cyclists and I...

Boost for tourism in the home of the Leadbeater’s Possum

6 April, 2016 - Boost for tourism in the home of the Leadbeater’s Possum The Greens have pledged $3 million of federal funds to invest in the tourism potential ...

Don’t punish students for poor government decisions: Greens

6 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens are urging the government to drop its deregulation agenda that seeks to punish students by hiking up the cost of universit...

Gov must strip Wilson Security of contracts

5 April, 2016 - Wilson Security should be stripped of their contracts for the offshore detention camps on Manus Island and Nauru after its poor corporate govern...