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Manus and Nauru torturous by design: Greens

22 May, 2016 - The Manus Island and Nauru detention camps are not only torturous, but are intentionally design to be so, the Australian Greens have said. "Tim C...

Budget 2016 goes after our most vulnerable

22 May, 2016 - Senator Rachel Siewert The latest budget rushed through before the election showed the Government is once again going after the vulnerable to mak...

Retcons: not just for comics anymore

22 May, 2016 - Lexi Freeman Retroactive continuity (colloquially known as retcon), is a term originating in the comic book industry that allows creators and ove...

Bigger, smarter, stronger

22 May, 2016 - Giz Watson and Penny Allman-Payne We are a couple of weeks into the biggest and longest-running Federal election the Australian Greens have ever ...

Stop this four-story high freeway disaster

20 May, 2016 - The Greens have slammed the Labor Government design of the Western Distributor that would see ramps over the West Gate Freeway four stories high....

Sunday Session at the Sceptre with Senator Scott Ludlam

20 May, 2016 - Sun, 2016-05-29 18:30 - 22:00 Crown and Sceptre Hotel, 308 King William Street, Adelaide SA 5000 ...

National Congress right in highlighting failed government approach to Close the Gap

20 May, 2016 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has congratulated National Congress co-chair Jackie Huggins for highlighting failing Government policies...

Council and Community want truck bans and parkland protection

20 May, 2016 - Greens welcome aspects of the City of Maribyrnong resolution on the Western Distributor, but call for stronger action. “The community and the Loc...

Forum: Animal Welfare

20 May, 2016 - Wed, 2016-06-01 17:30 - 19:30 Napier Building Lecture Theatre G04, University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide ...

Malcolm Turnbull disappoints in Tasmania yet again

20 May, 2016 - Launceston-based Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson makes the following comment on the Malcolm Turnbull visit to Launceston today. Senator Whish-W...

Greens welcome local traders proposal to manage drug issues in Richmond

20 May, 2016 - The Greens today said the proposal from local traders in Richmond to support a supervised injecting facility for the area and not simply CCTV cam...

Greens to power up Sunshine Coast solar with battery-storage plan

19 May, 2016 - 19/05/2016 The Greens have announced a costed plan to support the tens of thousands of Sunshine Coast solar households to install battery storage...

Government needs to come clean on talks about redrafting of TPP

19 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens’ spokesperson on trade, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, called on the federal government to ‘come clean’ about what was discuss...