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Greens announce doubling of funding for women’s shelters and call for federal budget funding

29 April, 2016 - 29/04/2016 The Greens have announced a plan to double funding for women’s shelters and are calling on the Turnbull Government to reverse its do...

Nuclear inquiry needed for waste dump sites

29 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called for an independent, deliberative inquiry into long-term stewardship options for spent nuclear fuel, drawing w...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Budget fails to address public transport overcrowding

28 April, 2016 - Greens transport spokesperson Samantha Dunn says the State Budget contains no plan to address overcrowding on Victorian trains, trams and buses...

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 ...