Qld News & Media Releases

Greens call for inquiry into Matt Canavan who is just a puppet of the coal lobby

28 March, 2018 - “We should be having an inquiry into why Matt Canavan could possibly keep insisting that burning coal is a beautiful thing, when it is responsi...

Queensland Greens to hold a funeral for democracy as the Coalition pushes unjust corporate tax cuts

27 March, 2018 - Queensland’s recently elected Greens MP Michael Berkman will lead supporters in a temporary blockade of BHP Billiton’s Brisbane office in prote...

QLD Greens to Labor: stop ripping us off and get behind our Power for People Plan

26 March, 2018 - Following yet another report that shows Queensland Labor is ripping off Queenslanders on their power bills, the Queensland Greens have called o...

Senator Andrew Bartlett announced as the Greens candidate for Brisbane

26 March, 2018 - The Queensland Greens are today announcing Senator Andrew Bartlett as the party's candidate for the seat of Brisbane at the next federal electi...

Bring Tamil family of four back to Biloela

12 March, 2018 - Queensland Greens Senator Andrew Bartlett is backing the people of Biloela and calling for Peter Dutton to return a family of four ripped from ...

Berkman stands with Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners Council

9 March, 2018 - Queensland Greens MP, Michael Berkman, the Member for Maiwar, today stands once again beside the Wangan and Jagalingou Traditional Owners Counci...

Greens MP hopes for bi-partisan Vegetation Management action

9 March, 2018 - Michael Berkman, Greens MP for Maiwar, has today called on all parties and stakeholders to put politics aside in implementing a Vegetation Manag...

Michael Berkman Greens MP calls for stronger action on political donations

9 March, 2018 - The Member for Maiwar, Queensland Greens MP, Michael Berkman today reiterated the need for broad electoral funding reform and banning political ...

Queensland Labor should return $100,000 given to them by the gambling industry since 2015.

9 March, 2018 - Queensland Labor should return the $100,000 given to them by the gambling industry says Queensland Greens Senator and spokesperson for gambling,...

We’ve heard this all before. You can’t trust Labor on Adani

28 February, 2018 - One thing about Labor’s position on Adani is certain. Bill Shorten’s supposed “opposition” will melt away after the Batman by-election. Spea...

10th anniversary of Australia’s Apology to the Stolen Generations, yet deaths in custody continue

13 February, 2018 - 10th anniversary of Australia’s Apology to the Stolen Generations, yet deaths in custody continue In the wake of a second Aboriginal death i...

Labor deceived Queenslanders about Adani jobs claim to win the state election

7 February, 2018 - Queensland Greens Senator Andrew Bartlett says Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk’s complaints about non-existent Adani jobs shows their pre-elect...

No Coincidence: Batman forces Bill to back blocking of Galilee rail

2 February, 2018 - Within 24 hours of the news of a by-election in the Greens/Labor marginal seat of Batman, Federal Labor reaffirm they do not support taxpayer...

Malcolm Turnbull’s $60 million pledge a wasteful publicity stunt that’s doomed to fail

22 January, 2018 - Greens Senator for Queensland Andrew Bartlett says Malcolm Turnbull’s pledge of millions of dollars to protect the Great Barrier Reef is a wa...

Queensland Greens Claim Victory in Maiwar

7 December, 2017 - The Queensland Greens and Michael Berkman have declared victory in the seat of Maiwar marking the first time a Green has been elected to the ...