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Statement on legal developments in Tasmanian Salmon Industry

6 February, 2017 - Greens Senator for Tasmania and spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Peter Whish-Wilson provides the following comments on the legal developments...

Celebrate Diversity

6 February, 2017 - Andrew Beaton We identify who we are in many ways: through our hobbies, work, race, religion, history, political views, economic ideas, and s...

Federal ministers must stop destruction of ancient artefacts by Roe 8 if State Government refuses

6 February, 2017 - The Greens have called on the Federal Government to use powers under Commonwealth Aboriginal heritage legislation to protect ancient artefact...

Statement on legal developments in Tasmanian Salmon Industry

6 February, 2017 - Greens Senator for Tasmania and spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Peter Whish-Wilson provides the following comments on the legal developments...

DSP assessment is heartless and is having real impacts on the ground: Greens

6 February, 2017 - The latest example of the way people with disability are being treated when attempting to access the Disability Support Pension (DSP) is hear...

Prove you can’t be bought – vote to ban drilling in the Bight

6 February, 2017 - The Federal Senate will vote on whether to ban drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight tomorrow, following revelations oil giant Chevr...

Greens question youth justice proposals

6 February, 2017 - Greens MP Nina Springle has condemned the decision to transfer youth justice to the Department of Justice and questioned whether building a n...

Time to talk about genuine needs-based education funding

5 February, 2017 - While it is welcome to see some honesty around the over-funding of some of the wealthiest private schools, we need real action to put fairnes...

Energy 2030: Making WA 100% renewable by 2030

5 February, 2017 - New modelling from the Greens has found Western Australia’s south west grid could be powered with 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030, woul...

Energy 2030: Making WA 100% renewable by 2030

5 February, 2017 - New modelling from the Greens has found Western Australia’s south west grid could be powered with 100 per cent renewable energy by 2030, woul...

Time to talk about genuine needs-based education funding

5 February, 2017 - While it is welcome to see some honesty around the over-funding of some of the wealthiest private schools, we need real action to put fairnes...

Damning findings by Audit office on implementation of Indigenous Advancement Strategy

3 February, 2017 - A carefully worded report by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) is basically damning of the implementation of the Indigenous Advance...

Failed logging laws secretly renewed

3 February, 2017 - The Victorian and federal governments appear to have quietly extended the East Gippsland Regional Forest Agreement, prompting the Greens to c...

Greens slam Main Roads for shoddy Roe 8 Noise Management Plan

3 February, 2017 - The Greens have today questioned whether the Main Roads has relied on faulty modelling elsewhere when planning Roe 8, following the release o...