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Talking Politics at Midsumma: Marriage Equality and Beyond.

25 January, 2016 - As well as the usual sun-soaked Midsumma events, this year’s festival offerings include opportunities for the LGBTIQ community and allies to ...

Blind support for uranium industry ‘seriously flawed’

25 January, 2016 - Monday, 25 January WA Greens Energy spokesperson Robin Chapple MLC has labelled Minister Marmion’s latest plug in support of uranium mining i...

Transforming the clean energy conversation

25 January, 2016 - Michael Mazengarb There is a global clean energy transformation happening right now. 2015 was the biggest year ever for global clean energy i...

Diversity won’t be protected by Hashtags and Hope

25 January, 2016 - Laura Hedge A large proportion of Australians live in a cacophony of information. With multiple radio channels to flick through, a readily se...

What matters in Melbourne

24 January, 2016 - Ellen Sandell Just over a year ago, the Victorian Greens made history by electing the first Greens lower house MPs in state Parliament. It wa...

Liberal Government watering down environmental conditions for mining mates

23 January, 2016 - Revelations today that the Liberal Government has watered down the environmental conditions of 21 projects, including coal mines, in the past...

Barnett spooked by Court ruling he must follow Government policy

22 January, 2016 - In response to today’s announcement on Roe 8 Hon Lynn MacLaren MLC asked, “The Chief Justice ruled they have to refer to their own policies, ...

Ban college brokers and scrap public funding for for-profits

22 January, 2016 - The Australian Greens have welcomed the proposal to ban private colleges using brokers to sell courses, and have urged the Government to scra...

Stubborn WA Premier just can’t take a hint

22 January, 2016 - It's long past the moment he could do so graciously, but the WA Premier needs to give up his monomaniacal Roe 8 push instead of wasting more ...

Barnett Government upstaged by Federal Government on protection of biodiversity

22 January, 2016 - Greens biodiversity spokesperson Lynn MacLaren MLC says the Barnett Government should feel embarrassed by the Federal Environment Minister’s ...

Mark Latham’s sexist comments show urgent need for Sex Discrimination Commissioner

22 January, 2016 - Mark Latham's appalling comments about our admirable outgoing Australian of the Year, Rosie Batty, provide even more evidence the Liberal Gov...

The World Heritage values of the Burrup

22 January, 2016 - DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT Question No. 2633 Senator Ludlam asked the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment, in writing, ...

Navy patrols near the artificial islands China has constructed in the South China Sea

22 January, 2016 - Senator Ludlam asked the Minister for Defence, in writing, on 20 November 2015: With reference to the United States recent indication that it...

Barnett spooked by Court ruling he must follow Government policy

22 January, 2016 - In response to today’s announcement on Roe 8 Hon Lynn MacLaren MLC asked, “The Chief Justice ruled they have to refer to their own policies, ...

Mark Latham’s sexist comments show urgent need for Sex Discrimination Commissioner

22 January, 2016 - 22/01/2016 Mark Latham’s appalling comments about our admirable outgoing Australian of the Year, Rosie Batty, provide even more evidence...