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NSW Coalition agreement with pokies clubs shows gambling vested interests in control in NSW

14 October, 2018 - The Greens NSW have slammed today's announcement that the NSW Coalition have signed a new pre-election agreement with Clubs NSW that will loc...

More turn up and go services for trains and trams under Greens' plan

13 October, 2018 - The Victorian Greens have announced a plan to deliver turn up and go services every 10 minutes between 6am and 9pm, seven days a week, on Mel...

IPCC Report shows it's time to get real and drop magical thinking about 'clean' coal

12 October, 2018 - The IPCC special report released this week noted that solar and wind energy and electricity storage technologies had advanced "dramatically",...

Growing complaints about energy bills and lack of customer service strengthens Greens push for a public-owned energy retailer

11 October, 2018 - The recently released Energy and Water Ombudsman annual report reveals complaints about NSW's energy retailers have risen 12% over the past y...

Greens to move for extended inquiry into flooding of World Heritage Blue Mountains National Park

10 October, 2018 - The Greens will move to refer legislation to allow the flooding of the World Heritage Blue Mountains National Park to an extended parliamenta...

Greens challenge Labor to lift ambition and end approval for new coal mines in NSW

10 October, 2018 - The Greens have challenged NSW Labor to heed the warning contained in the IPCC Special Report released yesterday and rule out the approval of...

Greens will restore funding to mental health

10 October, 2018 - Today, on World Mental Health Day, the Victorian Greens have launched their $270 million commitment to restore funding to mental health. T...

Greens challenge Andrew's Government plan to outsource education

9 October, 2018 - The Greens have questioned the Andrews Government's commitment to public schools after Labor announced it would fast-track planning applicatio...

Inquiry hears of massive toll of Westconnex on communities

9 October, 2018 - Greens NSW Transport Spokeswoman Cate Faehrmann has branded the troubled Westconnex toll road a textbook example of Government mismanagement, ...

Heritage Council slams Opera House plan

9 October, 2018 - The state's highest heritage authority, the Heritage Council, has issued a sharply worded rebuke of the Premier's decision to use the Opera Ho...

Gambling is racing industry's 'raison d'etre' - Berijiklian Government caves to racing industry again

9 October, 2018 - Documents obtained by The Greens show the NSW Government provided the racing industry with special exemptions from 'inducement to gamble' laws...

Victoria needs a creative vision that also helps artists

9 October, 2018 - The Victorian Greens’ Sue Pennicuik has had the arts among her portfolio responsibilities for more than a decade, and has participated in seve...

Sydneysiders draw a line in the sand over Opera House bullying

8 October, 2018 - In response to the bullying and corporate exploitation of one of Australia's most significant and iconic public places, the Sydney Opera House...

IPCC special report means NSW must phase out coal within 10 years

8 October, 2018 - The IPCC's Special Report out today outlines a climate catastrophe of unprecedented scale and impact on our community and nature if global war...

Eraring Coal-fired Power Station's Expansion Plans a Recipe For Disaster

5 October, 2018 - The Greens have condemned EPA approval for Origin's Eraring coal-fired power station to expand an ash dam over a disused coal mine, despite ex...