Qld News & Media Releases

Minister Hunt’s sneaky attempt to co-opt Sir David’s Reef documentary to downplay impacts is offensive

7 April, 2016 - Environment Minister Hunt's attempt to use Sir David Attenborough's documentary to downplay threats to the Great Barrier Reef, including those i...

Anglo’s Foxleigh mine sale another reason to act on rehab, despite mining lobby’s squeals

6 April, 2016 - Reports that Anglo American is selling the Foxleigh coal mine at Middlemount to Sydney's Taurus Fund Management is more evidence of the need for...

Greens celebrate record local Council results

4 April, 2016 - 04/04/2016 With the results of Queensland local council elections being declared, Senator Waters congratulated Queensland Greens members, volunt...

Greens celebrate record local Council results

4 April, 2016 - With the results of Queensland local council elections being declared, Senator Waters congratulated Queensland Greens members, volunteers and su...

Labor and Liberal Parties’ reef hypocrisy both dangerous and insincere

3 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens condemn Queensland Labor’s reported decision this morning to approve mining leases for the Adani mega coal mine. “Despite ...

Greens call for $90 million funding boost for Reef Marine Park Authority and Reef scientists

23 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling for a funding boost for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority by $82 million over four years to help t...

Level 3 bleaching event makes choice even more stark – it’s coral or coal

21 March, 2016 - 21/03/2016 The Greens are calling on the Turnbull and Palaszczuk governments to stop allowing new coal mines in the wake of the coral bleaching...

Level 3 bleaching event makes choice even more stark – it’s coral or coal

21 March, 2016 - The Greens are calling on the Turnbull and Palaszczuk governments to stop allowing new coal mines in the wake of the coral bleaching threat inc...

Greens urge Palaszczuk Govt to protect Safe Schools against federal attacks

20 March, 2016 - 20/03/2016 The Greens call on the Queensland government to follow their counterparts in Victoria and guarantee long-term funding for the Safe S...

Climate targets so bad the Government claims they’re being met as pollution increase

18 March, 2016 - 18/03/2016 The national emissions figures released today show the Turnbull Government’s climate pollution reduction targets are so bad that the...

Climate targets so bad the Government claims they’re being met as pollution increases

18 March, 2016 - The national emissions figures released today show the Turnbull Government’s climate pollution reduction targets are so bad that the government...

Referendum for Four Year Terms Deserves to Fail

18 March, 2016 - 18/03/2016 The Queensland Greens say the referendum being held on Saturday deserves to fail, with the Labor and Liberal parties’ unwillingness ...

Greens oppose moves to target Uber drivers

17 March, 2016 - 17/03/2016 The Queensland Greens have called on the state government to immediately reject calls by a Parliamentary Committee to target and pen...

Old parties need to catch up to community and the world on global warming

17 March, 2016 - New polling shows how out-of-touch the old parities are with the community on global warming, coal and the Great Barrier Reef. It comes on the ...