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Governments must consider Shark Spotters moving forward: Greens

26 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens welcome news the co-founder and project manager for ‘Shark Spotters’, a successful non-lethal shark mitigation program...

Greens continue commitment to fairer schools funding

26 February, 2016 - The Greens have continued their unwavering support for fairer schools funding with the announcement of a $3.5 billion needs-based package to...

Turnbull should condemn Christensen's comments

26 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to reprimand George Christensen after his homophobic comments about th...

Governments must consider Shark Spotters moving forward: Greens

26 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens welcome news the co-founder and project manager for ‘Shark Spotters’, a successful non-lethal shark mitigation program...

Greens continue commitment to fairer schools funding

26 February, 2016 - The Greens have continued their unwavering support for fairer schools funding with the announcement of a $3.5 billion needs-based package to...

Greens call for lockout laws plan to protect live music

26 February, 2016 - 26/02/2016 The Greens have called on the state government to outline how they will ensure Queensland’s live music and entertainment scenes w...

Defence cash splash obliterates future budget surpluses

26 February, 2016 - Greens Defence and Finance Spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has released analysis from the Parliamentary Library showing that the n...

Turnbull tax tinkerer, not reformer: Greens

25 February, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said reports that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is backing down from tax reform and inste...

20,000 (and counting) support Safe School Coalition petition

25 February, 2016 - The Australian Greens are delighted to announce the petition calling for support for the Safe Schools Coalition has received more than 20,00...

Science not shark ‘bite-offs’ should guide fishery decisions

25 February, 2016 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren MLC says suggestions that the number of shark ‘bite-offs’ should be used as an evidential basis for an expansion of...

Labor and Liberal vote against Greens move to keep Australian born babies safe

25 February, 2016 - A move by the Australian Greens that would have allowed babies who were born in Australia to stay here, rather than be sent to Nauru, has be...

Support and Justice for Atomic Veterans

25 February, 2016 - Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia—Co-Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens) (11:37):  I rise today to speak to Senator Lambie's bill and to...

Andrew Nikolic: Wrong on most things. Right on one thing. 12 submarines is a “Rudd Pluck”

25 February, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Defence Senator Peter Whish-Wilson provides the following comments on the reports Australia has locked in the acquis...

Defence White Paper: From a budget emergency to South China Seas emergency?

25 February, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Defence Peter Whish-Wilson provides the following comments on today’s announcement that Australia is joining and con...

Don’t Merge ABC & SBS: Greens

25 February, 2016 - Any merger of the ABC and SBS would be in name only, it would more closely resemble a takeover of SBS and NITV by the ABC, the Australian Gr...