Qld News & Media Releases

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...

Greens call on Palaszczuk government to move away from youth detention

27 July, 2016 - The Queensland Greens are calling on the state Labor government to move away from imprisoning young people and invest more in rehabilitation and...

Qld Labor must release reported bid for federal funding of Adani coal railway to devastate the Reef

22 July, 2016 - The Greens are calling on the Palaszczuk Government to release its reported funding application to the federal Northern Australia Infrastructure...

Greens call for further reform to Queensland political donations laws

19 July, 2016 - The Queensland Greens have welcomed the announcement by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk that donations to political parties and candidates will be...

Greens demand Annastacia Palaszczuk ban Greyhound Racing and support industry workers

7 July, 2016 - Queensland Greens spokesperson and long-time animal welfare advocate Andrew Bartlett says Annastacia Palaszczuk should follow the lead of New Sou...

Greens’ push for solar cool schools on the Sunshine Coast

1 July, 2016 - Greens Deputy Qld Senator Larissa Waters today outlined how the Greens’ $192 million national plan to roll out solar on schools would help Sunshi...

Greens commit to help our hard-hit Pacific island neighbours with $3.6 billion per year in climate finance

30 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens today committed to do Australia’s fair share in providing climate finance to help developing nations transition to clean e...

Greens Deputy launches national CSG policy in Toowoomba ahead of the election

28 June, 2016 - Standing with Greens Candidate for Groom, Antonia van Geuns, Senator Waters said the Greens stood firmly against new coal and coal seam gas and ...

Coral scientists’ letter to PM shows need to vote for the Reef on Saturday

27 June, 2016 - With coral reef scientists left to beg the Prime Minister Turnbull to stop putting fossil fuels ahead of the Reef, it's never been more importan...

Greens call for next step in Brisbane’s clean transport future – the Brisbane Subway

27 June, 2016 - The Greens are calling on the old parties to commit before the election to Brisbane's clean transport future beyond the north-south Cross River ...