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A People's Park for Point Peron

10 November, 2015 - This long beautiful stretch of land, bushland and ocean-front at the southern end of Cockburn Sound, known as Cape Peron, is a popular place...

The Perth Freight Link

10 November, 2015 - The Greens strongly support the community campaign to Rethink the Perth Freight Link project. Lynn has repeatedly called for the immediate s...

The future of transport is electric and local under Greens bill

10 November, 2015 - The future of transport is electric and local under Greens bill Electric, green vehicles and local jobs are the winners under a Greens Bill ...

Truth in Labelling

10 November, 2015 - The free range egg industry in Australia is facing a crisis of classification with  laws surrounding definitions of “free range” egg product...

Senate wishes ‘happy 40th birthday’ to Women’s House – Queensland’s oldest women’s shelter

10 November, 2015 - The Senate has this afternoon supported an Australian Greens' motion marking the 40th birthday of Brisbane's Women's House - Queensland's ol...

Inquiry: portable long-service leave

10 November, 2015 - Senator Rice: I, and also on behalf of Senator Lines and Senator Madigan, move: That the following matter be referred to the Education and E...

Greens say Government's new overseas HECS changes are unfair and unworkable

10 November, 2015 - I wish to respond to Senator Carr's comments in summarising the Greens' position. Of course, I do thank Senator Carr for reminding us that i...

Update Biodiversity Laws

10 November, 2015 - Although some of the world’s most distinctive biodiversity is found in Australia, the most exceptional is in Western Australia. Yet Western ...

Joint statement from Senator Di Natale and Senator Rhiannon

10 November, 2015 - Australian Greens Leader Richard Di Natale and NSW Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon: On behalf of the Australian Greens we extend our condolences...

Collaboration, commitment and consensus

10 November, 2015 - Catherine Garner One of my favourite things about the Greens is our commitment to member-driven policy and this commitment is both wide and ...

Looking ahead

10 November, 2015 - Senator Richard Di Natale Over the weekend we saw the fruits of our party's constitutional reform in action. A highly productive, respectful...

Private health review won’t improve patient care

9 November, 2015 - Australian Greens Leader Richard Di Natale says a review of private health insurance is sorely needed, but the best deal for Australians is a...

Christmas Island in meltdown: detention network review required

9 November, 2015 - Following the death of an Iranian refugee on Christmas Island, the Australian Greens have urged the government to explain exactly what is goi...

Narrow defeat of Turnbull Government anti-choice abortion Senate motion is alarming

9 November, 2015 - 09/11/2015 The Senate has narrowly defeated a Turnbull Government motion opposing Greens’ state and territory legislation for exclusion ...

Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility draft criteria ignore cultural, environmental and social impacts

9 November, 2015 - The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility criteria, released by the Turnbull Government today, fail to rule out the $5 billion facility ...