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Greens oppose Government’s Biodiversity Bill in current form

30 June, 2016 - The WA Greens will not support  the Government’s proposed new biodiversity legislation unless major amendments are made to it.   The Government ...

BP drilling for oil - Don’t take the Bight out of SA

30 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens are the only party fighting to protect the Great Australian Bight by standing up to mining companies seeking to drill in t...

Greens launch national community infrastructure fund

30 June, 2016 - Infant health centres, jobs and training hubs, sports clubs, learning centres, libraries and community centres and service facilities will get a...

Green’s to eliminate Australia’s housing waiting list within ten years

29 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens would eliminate Australia’s public housing waiting list within ten years through a new infrastructure bank administering z...

Bob Day must condemn vicious anti-gay group

29 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on Family First Senator Bob Day to condemn the vicious anti-gay rhetoric printed in 100,000 pamphlets supporti...

Greens to create firefighting capacity within the Australian Defence Force

28 June, 2016 - The Greens have pledged to establish a specialist firefighting unit within the Australian Defence Force and bolster Australia’s aerial firefight...

Greens call for farmer protection and oppose lifting the gate to GM Crops in WA

28 June, 2016 - Greens South Metropolitan MLC Lynn MacLaren will today reiterate her opposition to the Genetically Modified Crops Free Areas Repeal Bill – telli...

Greens tackle the Big Issues in SA's Biggest electorate - Grey

28 June, 2016 - Dr Jillian Marsh, Greens Candidate for Grey In the final few days of the Federal election campaign, the Greens Candidate for Grey, Dr Jillian Ma...

Plebiscite sham snowballs

28 June, 2016 - The shambolic marriage equality plebiscite continues to be exposed as a wasteful and useless exercise after it was revealed some coalition membe...

Labor's fiscal plan cuts clean energy & Medicare dental

28 June, 2016 - With just four days left to vote, the Greens are calling on Bill Shorten not to cut Medicare-funded dental care and the Australian Renewable Ene...

Native forest logging is bad economics: Greens call for sacking of VicForests' board

28 June, 2016 - New independent reports cast doubt on the judgement, competence and impartiality of VicForests’ board. “The board is completely compromised and...

Greens Deputy launches national CSG policy in Toowoomba ahead of the election

28 June, 2016 - Standing with Greens Candidate for Groom, Antonia van Geuns, Senator Waters said the Greens stood firmly against new coal and coal seam gas and ...

Centrelink can’t answer the phone while Coalition talks automating & streamlining: Greens

28 June, 2016 - A crackdown on welfare compliance is a disingenuous rehash of previous announcements when the Government should focus on repairing the broken Ce...

Urgent action needed to address rates of suicide in the Kimberley: Greens

28 June, 2016 - Time, money and effort must be immediately poured into the Kimberley region to address tragic suicide rates that are amongst the highest in the ...

Andrews end of life laws fail to include dying with dignity

28 June, 2016 - Greens welcome the Victoiran Governemnt's proposal for improved end of life laws, but say it falls short as they do not include assisted dying (...