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Future-proof South Australia with transition to renewable technology: Australian Greens

18 February, 2016 - Australian Greens Senator for South Australia Robert Simms is calling on the Federal and South Australian governments to assist the mid-nort...

Encryption keeps everyone safe: Greens

18 February, 2016 - Encryption technology is used by millions of people every day to manage financial transactions, to protect against identity theft and to kee...

Just make the content available: Greens

18 February, 2016 - Australian Greens Communications Spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam has again called for rights holders to dedicate their resources to making...

Negative Gearing in WA - the facts

18 February, 2016 - Wealthy WA investors use negative gearing more, and gain more of the benefits, than any other state in Australia. These benefits flow to the...

Unemployment rises as Morrison stalls

18 February, 2016 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP said unemployment figures released today showing joblessness rising to 6 per cent, coupled with T...

Why were the jobs of CSIRO scientists cut?

17 February, 2016 - Senator RICE: I want to start off with some clarification on the CSIRO climate cuts. We have the Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship which has cu...

Greens will seek to table petition calling on Malcolm Turnbull to address hurtful Alan Jones comments

17 February, 2016 - Upon return to Parliament next week the Australian Greens will seek to table a petition urging Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to show leade...

Queensland Greens statement on the Queensland Alcohol Legislation

17 February, 2016 - 17/02/2016 The Queensland Greens say that casinos should not have been exempted from the state government’s legislation reducing alcoho...

Removing bans on nuclear industry senseless and short-sighted: Australian Greens

17 February, 2016 - Australian Greens Senator for South Australia Robert Simms has slammed Family First Senator Bob Day's suggestion that federal laws preventin...

Morrison should stop backing fossil fuels & transition economy to industries of the future

17 February, 2016 - Responding to Treasurer Scott Morrison’s National Press Club Address ‘Backing Australians in our Transitioning Economy’, Greens Treasury spo...

UTAS Vice Chancellor speaks out on CSIRO cuts

17 February, 2016 - Greens Senator for Tasmania, and spokesperson for Antarctic issues, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, supports the comments by the University of T...

Australia should commit to legally binding accountability when it comes to sharks: Greens

17 February, 2016 - Australia has signed on to expand the list of shark species currently protected in a Sharks Memorandum of Understanding under the Convention...

Greens will seek to table petition calling on Malcolm Turnbull to address hurtful Alan Jones comments

17 February, 2016 - Upon return to Parliament next week the Australian Greens will seek to table a petition urging Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to show leade...

Melton Rail Line upgrade a priority for Infrastructure Australia

17 February, 2016 - Greens call for commitment to the Melton rail line electrification and duplication, after Infrastructure Australia identifies it as a ‘prior...

Rare king jarrah felled by Main Roads was listed ‘Conservation Significant’

17 February, 2016 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren MLC has blasted Main Roads for reckless destruction of the environment after confirming that a rare king jarrah des...