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18 August, 2016 - Senator Scott Ludlam We all thought Election Day was the deadline, after which we could all pause and take a breath. But with the result hangi...

Greens (WA) call for farmer protection and oppose lifting the gate to GM crops in WA

18 August, 2016 - Hon Lynn MacLaren MLC This year has not been a promising one for advocates for GM free crops in WA: organic farmers Steve and Sue Marsh lost t...

Book Review: Dark Emu. Black Seeds: agriculture or accident by Bruce Pascoe

18 August, 2016 - Chris Johansen Until I saw Bruce Pascoe on a TV program, I think it was “Big Ideas” on ABC, it did not enter my consciousness that Australian ...

Supporting Sustainable Agriculture

18 August, 2016 - Senator Rachel Siewert Apparently during the federal election campaign the Greens had more farmers running as candidates than the Nationals - ...

Greens support resident's home acquisition calls for Western Distributor

18 August, 2016 - Residents on Hyde Street, Yarraville have banded together to call for the Andrews Government to end their uncertainty and commit to offering v...

Greens urge Victorian Labor not to give in to Frydenberg's pro-gas agenda at COAG tomorrow

18 August, 2016 - Greens energy spokesperson Ellen Sandell says the Victorian Government needs to resist federal energy Minister Josh Frydenberg’s calls for the...

Global Greens Congress 2017

17 August, 2016 - For the first time ever, the Global Greens and the European Green Party will hold their congresses together! https://youtu.be/9JOGYUABYhA Vis...

Greens (WA) Annual General Meeting 2016

17 August, 2016 - Nominations are invited for the office bearer positions of Co-convenor (2), Secretary and Treasurer, and positions of National Delegate, State...

Old parties plan to buddy up to cut $1 billion of clean energy funding as soon as Parliament returns

17 August, 2016 - The Greens condemn the Turnbull Government plan, announced today, to rip more than $1 billion from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency as s...

Greens pledge to protect 18C as many times as it takes

17 August, 2016 - The Australian Greens say they will keep standing with the community to protect Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, in the face of r...

New Nationals MP Luke O'Sullivan blocked from Parliament in political farce

17 August, 2016 - Richard Willingham and Benjamin PreissThe Age Victoria's Parliament has descended into farce, with the Andrews government blocking the swearin...

Greens pledge support for ARENA and renewables in SA

17 August, 2016 - The Greens will support renewable energy projects in South Australia by voting against the Coalition's proposed billion dollar cuts to the Aus...

Greens pledge to protect 18C as many times as it takes

17 August, 2016 - The Australian Greens say they will keep standing with the community to protect Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, in the face of r...

Greens support community calls for passage of tree clearing control laws

17 August, 2016 - The Queensland Greens support community calls for State Parliament to quickly pass laws to restore controls on large scale tree clearing. Gree...

Greens move to improve WA biodiversity laws after years of devastating species loss

17 August, 2016 - After 30 years of successive ALP and Liberal state governments allowing outdated laws for protecting WA’s rare and threatened plants and anima...