Qld News & Media Releases

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...

Greens support community keeping pressure on to stop Adani mine

30 August, 2016 - The Queensland Greens are backing a public rally being held in Brisbane today to demand state and federal government end their support for the...

Greens call on Labor not to proceed with next stage of lockout laws

22 August, 2016 - The Queensland Greens are urging the state Labor government not to proceed with the next stage of Queensland's lockout laws, due to start in F...

Career opportunity

19 August, 2016 - Senator Larissa Waters is seeking a Media Adviser to manage media strategy and its implementation. The Media Adviser will build the Senator's ...

Reef, climate & jobs at risk: Greens say fight to control land clearing must continue

19 August, 2016 - The Greens say the fight to control large scale land clearing in Queensland will continue. Greens spokesperson Andrew Bartlett says "our envir...

Greens support community calls for passage of tree clearing control laws

17 August, 2016 - The Queensland Greens support community calls for State Parliament to quickly pass laws to restore controls on large scale tree clearing. Gree...

Old parties plan to buddy up to cut $1 billion of clean energy funding as soon as Parliament returns

17 August, 2016 - The Greens condemn the Turnbull Government plan, announced today, to rip more than $1 billion from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency as s...

Labor must put out Frydenberg’s renewables bonfire: Greens

11 August, 2016 - In response to Environment & Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg’s comments that he will proceed with the $1.3 billion cut to ARENA grant funding,...

Leaked Qld Gov report showing state is $3 billion short in clean-up costs

5 August, 2016 - Greens to move for Senate Inquiry into mining companies dodging rehabilitation costs off back of leaked Qld Gov report showing state is $3 bill...

Final House of Reps results in Brisbane based seats confirm big swings to Greens

1 August, 2016 - The formal declaration of results today by the Electoral Commission's for the final Brisbane based seats confirms strong swings to the Queensla...

Greens support rally's call for Qld Govt action on youth detention

30 July, 2016 - The Queensland Greens are supporting calls at a rally today in Brisbane for major change in the youth detention and justice system in Queensland...