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WA Greens ready for election 2016

8 May, 2016 - Climate change, refugees, housing affordability, inequality and threats to our environment have galvanised the largest grassroots campaign ever or...

Greens welcome NSW Container Deposit Scheme decision and call on other states to follow

8 May, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Consumer Affairs, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson welcomes the news that NSW has followed in the footsteps of the South Austral...

WA Greens ready for election 2016

8 May, 2016 - Climate change, refugees, housing affordability, inequality and threats to our environment have galvanised the largest grassroots campaign ever or...

IT’S ON: Greens offer courage & vision in face of double disappointment

8 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have welcomed the election being called today, saying Australians deserve better than the double-disappointment they're gett...

'Sorry' the hardest word for Scott Morrison

8 May, 2016 - Today Scott Morrison, the former Immigration Minister, refused to apologise to Save the Children for the baseless and inaccurate accusations that ...

20 Questions with Christina Hobbs

8 May, 2016 - Emma Davidson Name: Christina Hobbs Age: 33 Role with the Greens: Senate Candidate for the ACT 1. What do you remember about your first election? ...

How we win: one by one

8 May, 2016 - Joel Dignam One-on-one conversations are the most effective way of moving someone to vote Green. The more people who vote Green, the more seats we...

RFA Review Response Locks in Native Forest Destruction

7 May, 2016 - RFA Review Response Locks in Native Forest Destruction  The Tasmanian and Commonwealth governments’ response to the Review of the Tasmanian Region...

Government must stop stalling on marine protections in the West: Greens

7 May, 2016 - The Government must strengthen protection for Western Australian reefs and reinstate marine parks to help combat worsening coral bleaching, Austra...

Pontville secrecy must end

7 May, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Defence, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson says the Defence department must stop insisting that the identity of the buyer of the ...

RFA Review Response Locks in Native Forest Destruction

7 May, 2016 - RFA Review Response Locks in Native Forest Destruction  The Tasmanian and Commonwealth governments’ response to the Review of the Tasmanian Region...

Court ruling: Minister must provide safe, lawful abortion for Nauru rape victim

6 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have welcomed the decision of the Federal Court, which has this evening ruled in favour of a Nauru rape victim who the Turnb...

Victorian solar users the winners under Greens battery storage plan

6 May, 2016 - Victorian solar users the winners under Greens battery storage plan Nearly 300,000 Victorian solar users would receive a 50 per cent refundable ta...

Greens amendments to Fines Reform legislation make it fairer and extend to victims of family violence

6 May, 2016 - The Greens amendments to make the fines system more fair and equitable for vulnerable people and to include victims of family violence received un...

Government climate body feels pressure to withhold recommendation for carbon pricing until after the election

6 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling for the release of a Climate Change Authority report recommending a carbon price, which the Authority decided to...