Qld News & Media Releases

Statement from new Greens Senator Andrew Bartlett

10 November, 2017 - I am pleased that the hundreds of thousands of Queenslanders who voted for the Greens in the Senate once again have representation. I alread...

Greens to tax vacant properties to fund affordable housing

8 November, 2017 - Under the Greens, houses and apartments left deliberately vacant in Brisbane will be taxed 5% every year, raising $800 million over five year...

Greens propose four extra Public Holidays including State of Origin Day

3 November, 2017 - Under the Greens, Queenslanders will get four extra public holidays per year including State of Origin Day on game three, and International W...

Greens: This is not the end of Adani

3 November, 2017 - Amy MacMahon, Lead spokesperson for the Qld Greens and candidate for South Brisbane says, "This Adani scandal shows the political system is r...

Every adult to pay $1 for public transport under the Greens

1 November, 2017 - The Queensland Greens will introduce flat $1 fares and free fares for kids under 18s, abolish zones within city council boundaries, ensure a ...

Greens: this election is a chance to fight back against big corporations

29 October, 2017 - “Queenslanders have lost faith in politics. Many of us feel that the entire political system is corrupted by property developers and big corp...

Queensland Greens welcome expert endorsement of power policy

27 October, 2017 - The Queensland Greens have welcomed ex-industry executive and former industry insider Hugh Grant’s endorsement of the Queensland Greens' Powe...

Statement by the Queensland Greens on the High Court decision

27 October, 2017 - The Queensland Greens acknowledge the High Court's decision today that former Senator Larissa Waters was, in fact, ineligible to sit in the f...

MAKE THEM PAY: Qld Greens announce 75% Developer Tax to stop corruption and land speculation

18 October, 2017 - The Queensland Greens today announced a 75% Developer Tax on land rezoning to reduce corruption and parasitic land speculation while raising ...

Qld Greens propose citizen juries and binding votes under new bold planning scheme

12 October, 2017 - The Queensland Greens have announced an ambitious plan for a major overhaul of Queensland’s planning system. If the Greens are elected next e...

Greens say which parties they will be putting last this state election

2 October, 2017 - The Convenor of the Queensland Greens, Andrew Bartlett, has announced that the Greens will be putting One Nation and the LNP last on the party...

Greens respond to extra 600 apartments on Queens Wharf

6 September, 2017 - The Premier is lying through her teeth on Queens Wharf. “This outrageous generational theft of public land has just got worse with an extra ...

Queensland Greens announce universal social housing plan

31 August, 2017 - The Queensland Greens have today announced their plan to establish a universal housing scheme for Queensland, building 1 million affordable ho...

A tale of two ideologies

30 August, 2017 - It’s been an odd day today... one that really goes to the question of what sort of society we want to live in. It’s to do with drugs, and how ...

Labor is the political wing for Adani

30 August, 2017 - The Queensland Greens have called on Cameron Milner to be barred from any involvement in the Queensland Labor campaign, following revelations ...