Qld News & Media Releases

Senate report shows state government must act on container deposit scheme and plastic bag bans

21 April, 2016 - 21/04/2016 The Queensland Greens say a Senate Committee report on marine plastic pollution shows the state Labor government must act urgently t...

Domestic violence advertising campaign must come with boost to crisis funding for women who reach out as a result

20 April, 2016 - 20/04/2016 With the launch today of the advertising campaign to tackle attitudes that allow domestic violence to fester, the Greens are calling...

Domestic violence advertising campaign must come with boost to crisis funding for women who reach out as a result

20 April, 2016 - With the launch today of the advertising campaign to tackle attitudes that allow domestic violence to fester, the Greens are calling for the Tu...

Near blanket Reef bleaching shows we must quit coal

20 April, 2016 - With the National Coral Bleaching Taskforce finding 93 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef has coral bleaching, the Greens have renewed calls fo...

Near blanket Reef bleaching shows we must quit coal

20 April, 2016 - 20/04/2016 With the National Coral Bleaching Taskforce finding 93 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef has coral bleaching, the Greens have renew...

Greens call for Qld government to provide extra legal support for asylum seekers

19 April, 2016 - 19/04/2016 The Greens call on the Queensland Labor government to follow the lead of the Victorian government in boosting funding for community ...

Legal Aid urgently needs funding boost given high demand for domestic violence family law services

18 April, 2016 - 18/04/2016 With new analysis showing 79 per cent of Legal-Aid-assisted family law cases include domestic violence, the Greens today renewed the...

Legal Aid urgently needs funding boost given high demand for domestic violence family law services

18 April, 2016 - With new analysis showing 79 per cent of Legal-Aid-assisted family law cases include domestic violence, the Greens today renewed their call for...

Most Australians agree with the Greens against taxpayer handouts for big fossil fuel companies

15 April, 2016 - 15/04/2016 Most Australians (58.9%) believe the government spends too much on fossil fuel subsidies, according to a national ReachTEL poll out ...

Most Australians agree with the Greens against taxpayer handouts for big fossil fuel companies

15 April, 2016 - Most Australians (58.9%) believe the government spends too much on fossil fuel subsidies, according to a national ReachTEL poll out today, and ...

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

13 April, 2016 - 13/04/2016Reports that Anglo American is selling the Foxleigh coal mine at Middlemount to Sydney’s Taurus Fund Management is more evidence of t...

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

13 April, 2016 - 13/04/2016 Environment Minister Hunt’s attempt to use Sir David Attenborough’s documentary to downplay threats to the Great Barrier Reef, inclu...

Peabody bankruptcy shows need for rehabilitation bonds and transition planning

13 April, 2016 - With Peabody filing for bankruptcy today in the US, the Queensland and New South Wales governments must urgently secure outstanding rehabilitat...

Turnbull Government ensuring the clean energy projects announced today among the last of their kind

13 April, 2016 - The Australian Renewable Energy Agency projects announced by the Turnbull Government today would likely not be eligible for funding under the T...

“Energy poverty” hypocrisy exposed by new Adani company allegations

12 April, 2016 - 12/04/2016 Following allegations of electricity price gouging by the Adani company in India, the Greens re-iterated their call for the state La...