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Australia should commit to legally binding accountability when it comes to sharks: Greens

17 February, 2016 - Australia has signed on to expand the list of shark species currently protected in a Sharks Memorandum of Understanding under the Convention...

Turnbull’s test: Greens call for action not talk on clean transport and sustainable cities

17 February, 2016 - Turnbull’s test: Greens call for action not talk on clean transport and sustainable cities Infrastructure Australia has released a menu of r...

Rare king jarrah felled by Main Roads was listed ‘Conservation Significant’

17 February, 2016 - Greens MLC Lynn MacLaren MLC has blasted Main Roads for reckless destruction of the environment after confirming that a rare king jarrah des...

No more excuses. Time for the Geelong Star to go.

17 February, 2016 - With the Geelong Star catching more seals and now also an endangered whale shark, Greens Fisheries spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson,...

Why were the jobs of CSIRO scientists cut?

17 February, 2016 - Senator RICE: I want to start off with some clarification on the CSIRO climate cuts. We have the Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship which has cu...

Greens will seek to table petition calling on Malcolm Turnbull to address hurtful Alan Jones comments

17 February, 2016 - Upon return to Parliament next week the Australian Greens will seek to table a petition urging Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to show leade...

Queensland Greens statement on the Queensland Alcohol Legislation

17 February, 2016 - 17/02/2016 The Queensland Greens say that casinos should not have been exempted from the state government’s legislation reducing alcoho...

Removing bans on nuclear industry senseless and short-sighted: Australian Greens

17 February, 2016 - Australian Greens Senator for South Australia Robert Simms has slammed Family First Senator Bob Day's suggestion that federal laws preventin...

Morrison should stop backing fossil fuels & transition economy to industries of the future

17 February, 2016 - Responding to Treasurer Scott Morrison’s National Press Club Address ‘Backing Australians in our Transitioning Economy’, Greens Treasury spo...

UTAS Vice Chancellor speaks out on CSIRO cuts

17 February, 2016 - Greens Senator for Tasmania, and spokesperson for Antarctic issues, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, supports the comments by the University of T...

Australia should commit to legally binding accountability when it comes to sharks: Greens

17 February, 2016 - Australia has signed on to expand the list of shark species currently protected in a Sharks Memorandum of Understanding under the Convention...

Greens will seek to table petition calling on Malcolm Turnbull to address hurtful Alan Jones comments

17 February, 2016 - Upon return to Parliament next week the Australian Greens will seek to table a petition urging Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to show leade...

Shame on Barnett Government as proposed anti-protest Bill draws UN criticism

16 February, 2016 - The Barnett Government has embarrassed WA by proposing anti-protest laws that have drawn international criticism from the highest level, Gre...

Estimates: cuts to Partners in Recovery and Day to Day Living

16 February, 2016 - Senator RICE: You mentioned in your answers to questions from Senator Gallagher that there were two programs that were going to have their f...

Tasmania can lead on women’s football

16 February, 2016 - The Australian and Tasmanian Greens have identified an opportunity for Tasmania to have a team in the AFL's national women's league, and hav...