Qld News & Media Releases

Queensland Labor and Adani join forces, Queensland taxpayers get screwed over

26 May, 2017 - Queensland Labor has broken their promise to Queenslanders that there would be no taxpayer handouts for Adani, say the Australian Greens. “After ...

Qld Labor giving more royalty freebies – Shorten must oppose Adani

25 May, 2017 - Royalty freebies for all mining companies are worse than secret freebies for just Adani, and federal Labor must now come out and oppose these han...

Adani pulls strings in the Labor and Liberal parties

22 May, 2017 - In the wake of reported weakening of Adani’s environmental approval at Abbot Point coal port, the Australian Greens say that Queensland Labor and...

Adani throws massive tantrum, demands free coal

22 May, 2017 - Responding to Adani’s reported delay of their investment decision, the Australian Greens say this proves Adani are international bullies. “Adani ...

Greens applaud long overdue apology

11 May, 2017 - The Queensland Greens have applauded the state government's apology to those convicted under unjust laws criminalising homosexual activity, along...

Budget more proof the Liberals don’t care about women

10 May, 2017 - The Budget is another reminder that the Liberal party doesn’t care about women, says Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for women, ...

The environment part of the budget is missing

10 May, 2017 - The Liberals are screwing over the next generation by leaving clean energy and the environment out of the budget, says Senator Larissa Waters, de...

The Greens have a plan to stop Adani from getting a billion dollar handout

10 May, 2017 - In this sitting week of Parliament the Greens will introduce a bill to stop $1 billion in public money going to Adani to prop up their dirty mega...

Queensland musician fights back against Labor’s attacks on the music industry

4 May, 2017 - For local musician and Greens candidate, John Meyer, taking on one of the Labor government’s key ministers, in a David and Goliath battle for the ...

Queensland Greens give evidence to Crime and Corruption Commission on ways to clean up local government

1 May, 2017 - At today’s hearings of the Crime and Corruption Commission into the conduct of local government elections, the Queensland Greens will renew their ...

Westpac’s Adani decision puts Palaszczuk and Turnbull on notice on $1 billion handout

28 April, 2017 - The Australian Greens congratulated the #StopAdani movement and welcomed Westpac’s refusal to help Adani wreck our climate and kill the Great B...

Greens to create 5,500 jobs and rollback privatisation of Queensland’s electricity system

21 April, 2017 - The Queensland Greens have announced the second phase of their Power for People Plan, dealing with Queensland’s electricity generation sector a...

LNP kow-towing to big donors over communities with promise of more casinos

20 April, 2017 - The Liberal-National party’s pledge to relax criteria for two new casinos in regional Queensland is more proof they’re putting the interests of...

Greens will cut power bills by rolling back electricity privatisation

12 April, 2017 - Media Announcement at 10.45am today at Speakers Corner. The Queensland Greens have today announced the first phase of the Power for People Plan...

ALP abandons Inner West to LNP-One Nation alliance

15 March, 2017 - The Queensland Greens say they will stay and fight to give progressive voters a voice in Brisbane’s inner west after the Queensland Environment...