Qld News & Media Releases

Coalition and Labor’s Reef report card FAIL

28 September, 2016 - The Australian and Queensland government’s Reef 2050 plan annual report is a total fail because it ignores the dangerous threat posed by gl...

#PokieLeaks: Greens team up with crossbench to blow the lid on pokie scams

27 September, 2016 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson on gambling Senator Larissa Waters today helped launch the ‘PokieLeaks’ campaign with Sena...

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Greens support Kingaroy community in their fight against invasive coal mining

27 September, 2016 - The Australian Greens support the Kingaroy Concerned Citizens Group which has called on the Queensland Government to buy back a mining expl...

Macfarlane’s new job at Queensland Resources Council is revolving door in action

26 September, 2016 - Greens democracy spokesperson Senator Lee Rhiannon and Greens mining and resources spokesperson Senator Larissa Waters have commented on Ia...

Macfarlane’s new job at Queensland Resources Council is revolving door in action

26 September, 2016 - Greens democracy spokesperson Senator Lee Rhiannon and Greens mining and resources spokesperson Senator Larissa Waters have commented on Ia...

Greens to Palaszczuk - Don't let Rio Tinto get away with sacrificing rehab jobs at Blair Athol coal mine

23 September, 2016 - Responding to the reported cut-price sale of Blair Athol coal mine by Rio Tinto to minor player TerraCom announced to the ASX today, the Qu...

Queensland hit hard as Labor/Liberal gut ARENA clean energy grants

13 September, 2016 - Ripping more than half a billion dollars from funding for clean energy projects will hit Queensland  jobs and the state’s renewables sector...

ARENA funds 1,172 Queensland solar jobs while Labor and LNP plan its downfall

8 September, 2016 -   Greens Deputy Leader and Queensland Senator Larissa Waters today said the 1,172 Queensland jobs funded by the Australian Renewable Energy ...

Greens call on Liberals to support stop to 17 year olds in adult jails

7 September, 2016 - The Queensland Greens have welcomed today's announcement by the state Premier that the government is finally moving to end the practice of p...

Motion - Mining and Adani

2 September, 2016 - Senator WATERS I seek leave to amend general business notice of motion No. 19 standing in my name for today, relating to the Adani coalmine....

Senate tells Turnbull to rule out public funding for Adani

1 September, 2016 -   The Australian Senate today supported a Greens motion calling on the government to rule out any public funding for the Adani coal mine or ...

Greens congratulate Victoria and push for a national fracking ban

30 August, 2016 - With the ban on fracking announced in Victoria, the Australian Greens will move for a nation-wide ban on fracking to protect farmland and wate...

Greens congratulate Victoria and push for a national fracking ban

30 August, 2016 - With the ban on fracking announced in Victoria, the Australian Greens will move for a nation-wide ban on fracking to protect farmland and wate...