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Turnbull’s coal plan will drown Pacific Islands: Bandt

8 September, 2017 - Greens climate change and energy spokesperson, Adam Bandt, today said that Malcolm Turnbull’s coal plan will drown the Pacific Islands. M...

More social services legislation that targets the elderly, migrants and the unemployed

7 September, 2017 - The Payment Integrity Bill is another attempt by the Government to go after vulnerable and disadvantaged members of the community, this time...

Manus settlement can’t compensate for Dutton’s harm

6 September, 2017 - No amount of money can compensate for the harm that has been done and is still being done to Australia’s political prisoners on Manus Island...

CSIRO NEEDS TO SEVER TIES WITH MINERALS COUNCIL: BANDT

6 September, 2017 - CSIRO needs to sever ties with Minerals Council: Bandt The CSIRO must immediately cancel its paid membership of the Minerals Council, Austra...

PaTH program is resulting in suspended payments and exploitation

6 September, 2017 - The coalition suspending payments of 1300 young people seeking income support because they did not take part in the first compulsory stage o...

AEMO REPORT DAMNS TURNBULL; LIDDELL A STRANDED ASSET: BANDT

6 September, 2017 - AEMO report damns Turnbull; Liddell a stranded asset: Bandt   Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP said the energy ma...

ENERGY RULE MAKER'S DAYS NUMBERED AS IT WALLOPS ENERGY STORAGE: BANDT

5 September, 2017 - Energy rule maker's days numbered as it wallops energy storage: Bandt The Australian Energy Market Commission has released its draft determi...

Stephen King movie promotion a horror story for Australian wildlife

5 September, 2017 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Whish-Wilson, has called on Village Roadshow to stop tying red helium balloons to stormwater...

AS COALITION CHOOSES MORE COAL, LABOR MUST PICK SIDES: GREENS

5 September, 2017 - As Coalition chooses more coal, Labor must pick sides: Greens  Following both Malcolm Turnbull's announcement that the government will press...

Turnbull, this is not about 'practical love', it's about control

4 September, 2017 - "Malcolm Turnbull's claims that the further rollout of the cashless welfare card is about 'practical love' is nonsense, this is about contro...

Government flatly refusing to suspend the drug-testing trial in Logan shows supreme arrogance: Greens

4 September, 2017 - News that the Mayor for Logan travelled to Canberra on Monday to request that the Federal Government suspend drug testing trials in the regi...

Goldfields now largest trial site for Cashless Welfare Card

4 September, 2017 - The announcement by the Prime Minister today confirming that the Goldfields will be the next trial site for the cashless welfare card is ext...

GREENS PUSH TO EXTEND RET, WARN LABOR NOT TO CAPITULATE ON COAL

4 September, 2017 - Greens push to extend RET, warn Labor not to capitulate on coal Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP has introduced l...