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Greens stand with community in opposition to road through Scarborough dunes

17 November, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for sustainable planning the Hon Lynn MacLaren MLC has congratulated the Beach not Bitumen umbrella group for successful...

Indicators in Productivity Commission report on Aboriginal disadvantage should force change

17 November, 2016 - A comprehensive productivity commission report that shows Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples worse off in key areas is unfortunat...

Gender pay gap data shows discrimination alive and well

16 November, 2016 - With the release of data on the gender pay gap today showing women are paid an average of nearly $27,000 less than men, the Australians Gree...

The government's vendetta against Gillian Triggs

16 November, 2016 - The prime minister's confirmation that Gillian Triggs will not be reappointed as President of the Human Rights Commission is the final indig...

Feds must intervene in Macquarie Harbour salmon farm regulation

16 November, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has used the latest EPA reporting on the state of Macquarie Harbour to w...

Slam shut the revolving door between politics and big polluters

16 November, 2016 - The Australian Greens say former Minister Ian Macfarlane's proposal to make environment groups stick to “digging up lantana” shows the dange...

Labor and Liberal vote against protecting local steel industry jobs

16 November, 2016 - In a shameful display of crass politics, the Labor Party today voted with the Liberals to defeat a Bill that would have required all State G...

Services at Banksia Hill must be run by WA MHC

16 November, 2016 - The WA Greens are calling on the Barnett Government to ensure the Mental Health Commission plays a key role in the management of the new acc...

Campaigning, climate and courage

16 November, 2016 - It's been a hectic year — straight into the campaign trail, then hard work on schools, justice, small business and now immigration while Tas...

A huge year

16 November, 2016 - Dr Richard Di Natale After a huge year in federal politics we Greens are in an exciting spot. We have more members than ever before, and our...

Winning for the community

16 November, 2016 - What a massive year it has been for our team and the Greens! Thanks to the people of Melbourne, hundreds of volunteers across the city and t...

Around the world

16 November, 2016 - With a study tour bringing 22 people to Australia from around the world, formalising the Asia-Pacific Greens from an informal network to a r...

Together, we're powerful

16 November, 2016 - From State Greens efforts to end domestic violence, fierce community campaigns to stop dangerous fracking and national efforts to defend the...

Plastic pollution, parks and plutocracy

16 November, 2016 - The first election in Tasmania in decades without Christine Milne or Bob Brown on the ticket saw the Greens scrape through with both Senator...

A voice for the people

16 November, 2016 - The last 12 months have basically been at the pace of an election; we tried our best to speak to issues that matter to the community, partic...