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Shark study confirms pointlessness of drum lines

7 April, 2016 - A Fisheries Department study into white shark movements off the WA coast confirms that the Government’s 2014 drumline trial did nothing for the ...

Government must fight for Whyalla’s future: Greens

7 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens call on the Government to provide urgent mental health support to the Whyalla Community as part of any plan to assist in s...

Make the Moonee Ponds bike trail safe

6 April, 2016 - Greens call for safer diversions on Moonee Ponds Bike Trail during the CityLink Tulla widening. “This diversion is a disaster for cyclists and I...

Boost for tourism in the home of the Leadbeater’s Possum

6 April, 2016 - Boost for tourism in the home of the Leadbeater’s Possum The Greens have pledged $3 million of federal funds to invest in the tourism potential ...

Don’t punish students for poor government decisions: Greens

6 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens are urging the government to drop its deregulation agenda that seeks to punish students by hiking up the cost of universit...

Anglo’s Foxleigh mine sale another reason to act on rehab, despite mining lobby’s squeals

6 April, 2016 - Reports that Anglo American is selling the Foxleigh coal mine at Middlemount to Sydney's Taurus Fund Management is more evidence of the need for...

Cyclists take budget ask to the streets

6 April, 2016 - Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay and Monnee Vally Cyclists are sending a message to state and local governments to invest in safer cycling in the upcomi...

Boost for tourism in the home of the Leadbeater’s Possum

6 April, 2016 - Boost for tourism in the home of the Leadbeater’s Possum The Greens have pledged $3 million of federal funds to invest in the tourism potential ...

Greens applaud Minister's support for bike safe passing distances

5 April, 2016 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren has applauded the Road Safety Minister's suggestion today that the Barnett Government 'is strongly considering' introdu...

Cashless welfare card forced on community that has no rehabilitation centre shows Government’s true colours

5 April, 2016 - It is unbelievable that a rehabilitation centre is seven hours away from a community forced onto the cashless welfare card which is supposed to ...

Gov must strip Wilson Security of contracts

5 April, 2016 - Wilson Security should be stripped of their contracts for the offshore detention camps on Manus Island and Nauru after its poor corporate govern...

The removal of children from homes should not be taken lightly

5 April, 2016 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren has called for ‘cool heads’ in response to Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan’s comments that more children should be...

Governments must commit to securing survival of Whyalla steel industry

5 April, 2016 - Greens Senator for South Australia Robert Simms is in Whyalla today attending a public hearing for the Senate Inquiry into the Future of Austral...

Greens celebrate record local Council results

4 April, 2016 - 04/04/2016 With the results of Queensland local council elections being declared, Senator Waters congratulated Queensland Greens members, volunt...

Shorten must rule out Labor-Liberal preference deal

4 April, 2016 - Greens MP Adam Bandt has called on Bill Shorten to rule out preferencing the Liberals ahead of the Greens at the upcoming election. Mr Bandt sai...