Qld News & Media Releases

Greens call for five-year 'cooling off' period for post-Ministerial lobbying and cut pollie pension for breaches

27 September, 2019 - The Greens have welcomed the report from the ministerial integrity inquiry that recommends the re-investigation of Christopher Pyne and Jul...

Liberals should end the war on Reef science

17 September, 2019 - The Liberals have cemented their position as a party of science denial by seeking to establish a parliamentary inquiry into the science on ...

Bishop and Pyne face Questioning today – Greens push for stronger ministerial codes of conduct

9 September, 2019 - Former senior Liberal cabinet members Julie Bishop and Christopher Pyne will give evidence today at a Senate inquiry into their compliance w...

Greens Corruption Watchdog Bill passes the Senate

9 September, 2019 - The Australian Senate has sent a strong message to the Morrison Government that it wants a federal corruption watchdog with teeth, voting 35...

Greens reintroduce fracking ban and landholder rights bill

31 July, 2019 - A bill to ban fracking and give farmers the right to say no to coal seam gas mining and fracking on their land was introduced to the Senate this...

Greens launch biggest ever Queensland campaign

23 April, 2019 - The Queensland Greens today launched their federal campaign with leader Dr Richard Di Natale, co-Deputy Leader and Senator for Queensland Laris...

Greens launch participatory democracy policy for citizens juries and petitions to be debated

15 April, 2019 - The Greens are today announcing a commitment to bring the voice of the people into politics through trials of Citizens Juries and participatory...

Waters and Bandt announce plan to create clean energy jobs for Qld

12 April, 2019 - 47,570 full-time jobs a year would be created in Queensland under the Greens plan to rapidly transform Australia’s energy system to renewables ...

NAIF a slush fund for LNP pet projects like Adani

10 April, 2019 - The ANAO report released today has confirmed the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility is a politically motivated waste of taxpayers money...

Labor must join Greens and oppose Adani or we’ll all pay the Price

9 April, 2019 -   The Environment Minister has bowed to blackmail from within her own party and ignored scientific and community concerns about water, to tick o...

Greens announce plan for federal fracking ban

22 March, 2019 - The Greens will move to protect Australia’s precious groundwater by extending the ‘water trigger’ to all types of unconventional gas mining as ...

Greens release policy to help give babies breast start in life

12 March, 2019 - The Greens will boost maternity care and breastfeeding support with a $10million per year pledge announced by party leader Senator Richard Di N...

Greens launch women’s policy: $5.3billion to end epidemic of domestic violence

8 March, 2019 - The Greens have today announced their plan for equality for women which includes $5.3billion over 10 years to more adequately address the epidem...

Axe pollie pensions when Ciobo and Pyne go

1 March, 2019 - With at least half of the 20 retiring federal politicians set to receive a parliamentary pension, it’s time the pollies’ pension was axed entire...

PM's peanuts for women fleeing violence

11 February, 2019 - Resopnding to the Morrison Government's announcement on DV and family violence today, Greens spokesperson for women, Senator Larissa Waters ...