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Fremantle Festival Parade

24 October, 2015 - We need many, many Greens members, supporters or anyone with a pulse! Join Freo/Tangney Regional Group crew and the Rethink Perth Freight Li...

Energy market review a damp squib on reform: Greens

23 October, 2015 - The Final Report of the Review of Australia’s Energy Market governance has missed an opportunity to press for badly needed reform of our nati...

#estimates - Myanmar's election

23 October, 2015 - Thursday, 22 October 2015 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE Senator XENOPHON: Recognising that the situation is fragil...

Snap Protest in Response to Federal OK for Roe 8

23 October, 2015 - Greens Member for South Metropolitan Lynn MacLaren MLC says the large turnout that mobilised at the Beeliar Wetlands this morning  in a rapid...

Another train signal failure shows need for upgrade

23 October, 2015 - Greens transport spokesperson Samantha Dunn says Melbourne's train signals need to be upgraded from the 19th century to the 21st, after train...

Greens call on Turnbull to allow free vote on marriage equality

22 October, 2015 - The Greens have renewed their call for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to grant a free vote on marriage equality so the Parliament can finall...

Greens to bring on marriage bill

22 October, 2015 - The Australian Greens have announced they will bring their Bill for marriage equality back to the Senate for debate on Thursday 12 November. ...

Grand Prix loses $61 million of taxpayer funds

22 October, 2015 - Greens MP Sue Pennicuik says the Andrews Government made a costly mistake extending the Grand Prix contract, with new information showing the...

Premier pushed to end jumps racing

22 October, 2015 - Greens animal welfare spokesperson Sue Pennicuik today delivered 964 signed post cards to the Premier calling for an end to Victoria’s jumps ...

Show us where the money goes

22 October, 2015 - The Australian Greens call on Department of Education to track VET FEE-HELP funding to for-profit RTOs over concerns that profit margins and ...

Federal Government picks fight with Perth southern suburbs over Roe 8

22 October, 2015 - Greens Member for South Metropolitan Lynn MacLaren MLC says Federal environmental approval today of a freeway through the Beeliar Wetlands ha...

Estimates: puberty blockers for transgender young people

21 October, 2015 - Senator RICE: Thank you, Chair. I want to ask about the cost to transgender young people to access treatment to block puberty. Accessing medi...

Government dumps Lomborg

21 October, 2015 - The Australian Greens welcome the Federal Government today confirming they are dropping the push to set up a Lomborg Consensus Centre in Aust...

The Government drops Lomborg

21 October, 2015 - The Australian Greens welcome the Federal Government today confirming they are dropping the push to set up a Lomborg Consensus Centre in Aust...

Murray Darling Basin Authority sinks crossbench water plan

21 October, 2015 - The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) and the Federal Government yesterday debunked a proposal by some of the crossbenchers to pause the ...