Qld News & Media Releases

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 ...

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

17 March, 2016 - 17/03/2016 New polling shows how out-of-touch the old parities are with the community on global warming, coal and the Great Barrier Reef.  It c...

Greens support domestic violence services’ call for funding to help women instead of turning them away

16 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens welcome the domestic violence service representatives visiting Parliament House today and support their call for funding ...

Greens support domestic violence services’ call for funding to help women instead of turning them away

16 March, 2016 - 16/03/2016 The Australian Greens welcome the domestic violence service representatives visiting Parliament House today and support their call f...

Senator Waters on Govt's possible job offer to Ian Macfarlane as Resources Commissioner

16 March, 2016 - 16/03/2016 Senator Waters, Australian Greens mining spokesperson, comments on the Queensland Government’s reported job offer to Ian Macfarlane ...

Greens call for swift passage of land clearing laws

15 March, 2016 - 15/03/2016 The Greens have called for laws to restore land clearing controls in Queensland to be passed by the state Parliament as quickly as p...

Greens call on Shorten to announce increase to draft climate targets at Press Club

14 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on Bill Shorten to announce science-based climate pollution reduction targets in his National Press Club addr...

Greens’ Montague Rd makeover

12 March, 2016 - 12/03/2016 Senator Waters joined Gabba Ward Candidate Jonathan Sri today to launch the Greens’ makeover plan for Montague Rd ahead of party’s b...