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2014 nominations now closed

25 August, 2014 - Seamus lee Nominations were open for the following positions to be elected at the Australian Greens National Conference in Canberra from Frid...

Pitching in

25 August, 2014 - Jack Carnegie My name is Jack, and while I probably haven't met you in person, it's likely that we have a lot in common. When I read the headl...

Peace in our time

25 August, 2014 - Jo Vallentine Back in the early eighties, the Cold War was raging and the American President, Ronald Reagan, was heard joking, when he thought...

Time for change

11 August, 2014 - Christine Cunningham Last month, the Australian Greens National Council was held in Glebe, Sydney. It proved very productive to meet face-to-f...

Pining for a fair go

11 August, 2014 - Palitja Moore So the rumour I heard was true. Christopher Pyne told the ABC's 7:30 program that women won't be impacted by the Coalition's cut...

Equal pay must be on G20 agenda

8 August, 2014 - Senator Larissa Waters Obviously, we can't let that happen — we need drastic and immediate action to ensure women and men are paid equally an...

A green by any other name...

8 August, 2014 - Michael Kelly and Hall Greenland Green pride By Hall Greenland Right now, at this historical moment, we are faced with the existential challen...

Ease the pain

8 August, 2014 - Senator Richard Di Natale Earlier this month, Sexual Offences and Child Abuse police, brandishing a search warrant, conducted a raid on a subu...

End mining giants' free ride

8 August, 2014 - Christine Milne The big miners get off scot-free in Tony Abbott's brutal budget. BHP is on track for a mind-boggling $13.5 billion profit, whil...

Greens Art Auction

8 August, 2014 - Dinesh Mathew To elect local Councillor for the area Sam Hibbins, there are many fundraisers. The main fundraiser is the Art Auction on the 9t...

Green Institute update

8 August, 2014 - Margaret Blakers Love New Zealand? Vote Green Did you know that New Zealand has 6.6 million cows — equivalent in pollution load to a human popu...

Time for action on medical cannabis

7 August, 2014 - “Since I released this legislation in July this year I have received significant feedback from the community in support,” said Mr Rattenbur ...

The Australian parliament must have the power to decide if we go to war

20 July, 2014 - Scott Ludlam Australia is one of the few remaining democracies that can legally deploy its defence force into a conflict zone without recourse t...

The wrong side of history

19 July, 2014 - Christine Milne Sitting in the Senate in recent weeks, I have reflected on the complete discord between the dinosaurs of the Parliament and the ...

Book Review: SUPPLY SHOCK

18 July, 2014 - Julian Hinton “This book is about that great engine of history that gets presidents elected, assembles armies and sends men to the moon... this ...