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Free Education and “who’s Paying for it?”

6 March, 2019 - By Max Larkin, GI co-editor The most common argument you hear from people when speaking about free education is, “well how are you going to p...

Taxpayer money wasted on failed water efficiency projects

6 March, 2019 - The ANU scientific report into water efficiency infrastructure is another piece of scathing evidence showing the Murray Darling Basin Plan is fa...

New Hunter Valley coal proposal is dangerously absurd and cannot be supported

6 March, 2019 - With the state election less than three weeks away the Greens are calling on NSW Labor and the NSW Coalition to immediately rule out approving a...

Green light for recycling inquiry

6 March, 2019 - The Victorian Greens’ push for a parliamentary inquiry into the state's waste crisis has received unanimous support from the parliament. The ...

Greens pledge $1 billion to get people on their bikes

6 March, 2019 - The Greens NSW have released their detailed plan to improve cycling infrastructure and address conditions for cyclists across NSW which includes...

Greens announce plan to empower young people on day of final Lowering the Voting Age hearing

5 March, 2019 - Monday, 18th June 2018 Australia’s youngest ever Senator, Jordon Steele-john, has today announced the Greens plan to ensure young people are emp...

Greens announce Julian Burnside as candidate for Kooyong

5 March, 2019 - Julian Burnside AO QC will stand for the Greens in the electorate of Kooyong at the upcoming federal election, said Leader of the Australian Gre...

The Greens will move to legalise cannabis within the first 100 days of the next Parliament

5 March, 2019 - The Greens NSW have today announced their plan to legalise, regulate and licence cannabis for recreational use. Within the first 100 days aft...

$1 billion Renewable Energy Fund for local communities and councils

5 March, 2019 - The Greens NSW have today announced a new election policy delivering a $1 billion Renewable Energy Fund created to match local investments in re...

Government’s ‘environment fund’ a drop in the ocean

4 March, 2019 - The Liberal Government has a long way to go, with much stronger action and more funds required, if it stands a chance of convincing voters it ha...

Labor left without a plan to address public housing crisis

4 March, 2019 - Victorian Greens leader Samantha Ratnam has condemned Labor’s plan to sell off public housing land for private development. Victoria is facing a...

The Greens NSW: no balance of power deal with the Liberal/ National Government

4 March, 2019 - The Greens NSW have categorically ruled out any deal to prop up the ailing NSW Government should they hold the balance of power after the March ...

It’s time to build publicly owned High Speed Rail between Melbourne and Brisbane, say Greens

3 March, 2019 - The Australian Greens will fund High Speed Rail in full, with the first step to create the Australian High Speed Rail Authority and make an init...

Media Statement: Issued 21/03/19

1 March, 2019 - Yesterday, we issued a media release: ‘Greens announce energy savings plan for small business’.   Included in that release was the statement “Th...

Axe pollie pensions when Ciobo and Pyne go

1 March, 2019 - With at least half of the 20 retiring federal politicians set to receive a parliamentary pension, it’s time the pollies’ pension was axed entire...