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Release of cycling Code of Conduct ideal time to legislate one-metre rule – Greens

1 July, 2016 - Greens South Metropolitan MLC Lynn MacLaren has renewed her call for the Government to implement the one-metre rule to protect bike riders, ahead...

Greens unveil plans for a more just Australia

1 July, 2016 - The Greens will pursue an Australian Bill of Rights, stricter gun control and a rethink of Australian counter-terrorism laws in the next Parliame...

Greens commit to help our hard-hit Pacific island neighbours with $3.6 billion per year in climate finance

30 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens today committed to do Australia’s fair share in providing climate finance to help developing nations transition to clean e...

Greens plan to cool cities

30 June, 2016 - Commercial offices, shopping centres, schools, hospitals, and hotels would be retrofitted with solar panels, ‘green’ walls and efficient applian...

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...

Greens MP introduces bill to protect remote communities

30 June, 2016 - 30 June 2016 Today WA Greens Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Robin Chapple MLC gave his second reading speech of the Prevention of For...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...