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Premier out-of-touch with world on coal and renewables

14 December, 2015 - 14/12/2015 Premier Palaszczuk’s comments on ABC last night that Queensland will always be reliant on coal and her go-slow on the Queens...

Axing just 4 unfair tax breaks would plug Budget revenue hole: Greens

14 December, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP will today unveil costings on removing just four sets of unfair tax breaks that would cover forec...

Year in Brief – 2015

14 December, 2015 - Laws PassedIncreasing the threshold for unfair contract terms for small business 9/14/15  | Introducing a register of foreign ownership ...

Breakthrough Paris climate agreement sets solid foundation but much still to be done

13 December, 2015 - • Reference to a 1.5 degree limit will require countries to ratchet up targets • Australia will now need to rapidly transition from coal to ...

Breakthrough Paris climate agreement sets solid foundation but much still to be done

13 December, 2015 - • Reference to a 1.5 degree limit will require countries to ratchet up targets • Australia will now need to rapidly transition from coal to ...

Greens stand with MV Portland seafarers and their families

12 December, 2015 - Greens stand with MV Portland seafarers and their families  The Australian Greens call on the Liberal government to revoke the temporary shi...

Declared Dangerous Criminal Laws Should Follow Rules of Natural Justice

11 December, 2015 - The Government needs to put a greater focus on deradicalisation both in and out of prison, Greens legal affairs spokesperson Nick McKim says...

PM doesn’t need a summit to fix domestic violence cuts in MYEFO

11 December, 2015 - The Australian Greens welcome COAG's announcement of a domestic violence summit and a deadline for national DVO legislation, but cuts must b...

Big four unlikely to sink money into Adani’s white elephant

11 December, 2015 - The Australian Greens are calling on Westpac to rule out funding Adani's Carmichael mine in order to meet its commitment to keep global warm...

Small businesses can remind Scott Morrison of the need for an effects test

11 December, 2015 - The release of a discussion paper on misuse of market power is another chance for Australian businesses to remind Scott Morrison of the obvi...

Government must take action after fish kill; can’t blame Nature

11 December, 2015 - Greens Member for South Metropolitan Lynn MacLaren MLC says the Government must announce new measures to protect Cockburn Sound’s marine lif...

Homeless need support services, not selfies

11 December, 2015 - The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Specialist homelessness services report again highlights the scale of the homelessness crisis...

Australia must take subs off the table for Japan because of whaling

10 December, 2015 - Greens spokesperson for whaling, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, said, “The Liberal Government must remove Japan from the list of eligible bidde...

Take a seat Tony, one Trump is already too many

10 December, 2015 - It's well past time the Prime Minister put a stop to Tony Abbott's extremist rhetoric, the Australian Greens said today. "Tony Abbott's late...

Attack is Mr Abbott's Answer to Everything

10 December, 2015 - Tony Abbott's reckless fascination with the use of military force makes us all less safe, the Australian Greens said today. "Tony Abbott was...