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New costings show company tax cut even more expensive: Greens

2 June, 2016 - New costings from the independent Parliamentary Budget Office show the Budget would be $51b better off it the government’s big business tax cuts ...

Greens outline vision for clean transport future

2 June, 2016 - The Greens have announced a dedicated $10 billion funding allocation over four years, to prioritise the public transport that Australians need to...

Community Sector Pre-Election Forum: Homelessness & Housing Affordability

2 June, 2016 - Mon, 2016-06-06 13:00 - 15:00 Uniting Communities Meeting Room 303, Level 3, 10 Pitt Street, Adelaide ...

WA 2.0 vision rebooted

2 June, 2016 - The Greens will tonight launch an updated version of WA 2.0, a new vision that puts Western Australian people first including a transition to cle...

Greens call on old parties to match announcement of $2 billion for Cross River Rail

2 June, 2016 - The Greens today announced $2 billion over four years for Cross River Rail to boost public transport services across South East Queensland and ar...

Real commitment to Melbourne Airport Rail

2 June, 2016 - Real commitment to Melbourne Airport Rail The Greens have announced a $1 billion federal commitment to Melbourne Airport Rail, as part of $10 bil...

Greens double firefighters to deal with extreme bushfires in a warming world

1 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens today announced a $370 million plan to adapt to global warming which includes a commitment to doubling the number of paid f...

Greens’ bikes and walking commitment a revolution for a clean transport future

1 June, 2016 - Greens’ bikes and walking commitment a revolution for a clean transport future The Greens have announced a $250 million annual Active Transport F...

Transparency needed on how Liberal Party is storing contact details from PaTH to jobs website

1 June, 2016 - The Government must make it clear how the newly launched PaTH to jobs website is storing contact details and email addresses of people interested...

Greens make election pledge for Solar Thermal in SA

1 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have said that they will push for the $100m Federal grant required to make a solar thermal plant in Port Augusta a reality ...

Greens call on Government to abandon shark hunt

1 June, 2016 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren says the current hunt for a shark off Mandurah is an expensive waste of time and effort which does nothing to improve oc...

Greens back calls for investigation into Cambodia attacks

1 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have backed Human Rights Watch’s call for a full and independent investigation into attacks on opposition politicians in Ca...

Greens push to phase out live animal exports, create new jobs

1 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens are leading a push to phase out live animal exports and create new jobs in the Australian chilled meat industry. Senator Le...

Greens welcome Victoria Police pledge to improve its mental health response

1 June, 2016 - The review into mental health issues in Victoria Police led by Dr Peter Cotton has revealed a culture of entrenched stigma within Victoria Police...

Greens double firefighters to deal with extreme bushfires in a warming world

1 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens today announced a $370 million plan to adapt to global warming which includes a commitment to doubling the number of paid f...