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Government must act on increase to inadequate Newstart in the budget

29 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have welcomed KPMG's calls to increase Newstart, the rate of payment is totally inadequate and is a barrier to people ent...

Nation ‘misty-eyed’ as Omid declared dead

29 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have expressed their condolences to the friends, family and wife of a young man named Omid who has died after self-immola...

Future Adelaide Forum: ensuring South Australia thrives in the 21st century

29 April, 2016 - Tue, 2016-05-17 18:00 - 19:30 The Jade, 142-160 Flinders St, Adelaide SA 5000 South Australia f...

It's time for government to get in the game

29 April, 2016 - The Senate Environment and Communications References Committee recommended that a successor to the Australian Interactive Games Fund be instiga...

Greens Infrastructure Financing Policy: Borrow big now to invest in projects large AND small

29 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have today launched their policy to establish the Australian Infrastructure Bank on the back of a comprehensive Senate In...

BP must show its cards on environmental risk to the Bight: Greens

28 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling for BP to release publicly all environmental plans and oil spill modelling submitted to NOPSEMA for community...

State budget fails the environment

28 April, 2016 - Greens environment spokesperson Ellen Sandell says the budget has failed the environment, with over $2 billion allocated to roads and only a fr...

Government has no refugee plan beyond fear-mongering election politics

28 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have accused the government of having no plan for people seeking asylum, besides using them as the basis for a divisive f...

Budget confirms pokies pre-commitment scheme has failed

28 April, 2016 - The Greens say today’s budget papers prove the Government's voluntary pre-commitment scheme has failed to curb problem gambling. “Losses from p...

Greens announce 7-point plan to revitalise reef and economy as coal industry collapses

28 April, 2016 - The  Greens say Australia should be planning for a future without coal, not a future without our spectacular Great Barrier Reef, announcing a p...

Budget fails climate, PT overcrowding and public schools

28 April, 2016 - Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber says the State Budget fails to address climate change, public transport overcrowding and demand on public s...

Greens help Tasmanians conserve energy

28 April, 2016 - The Greens will hit the streets in coming weeks to help Tasmanians conserve electricity and save money during the energy crisis, showing the le...

Tackling root causes critical to reducing youth homelessness - Greens

28 April, 2016 - Greater investment in early intervention programs will reduce the risk of young people becoming homeless in the first place, Greens WA Housing ...

Ballarat duplication a step in the right direction

28 April, 2016 - The Greens have welcomed the commitment to duplicate the Ballarat Rail Line in the 2016-17 Victorian Budget, saying it will deliver better serv...

Tackling root causes critical to reducing youth homelessness: Greens

28 April, 2016 - Greater investment in early intervention programs will reduce the risk of young people becoming homeless in the first place, Greens WA Housing ...