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Greens will legislate to dismiss fines and save census 'snapshot'

9 August, 2016 - With the census website in meltdown, the Greens have called on the ABS to immediately confirm no fines will be levied on those unable to comple...

Victoria should follow NSW and the ACT and ban greyhound racing

9 August, 2016 - Following the recent decisions to ban greyhound racing in NSW and the ACT, NSW is expected to introduce legislation into parliament this week t...

Lynn's Page

7 August, 2016 - Hon Lynn MacLaren MLC The sound of gravitational waves as interpreted by cellist Arianne Jacobs brightened a mid-winter morning in June, as I j...

Robin's Page

7 August, 2016 - Hon Robin Chapple MLC Home is Heritage Last month, the WA Government announced that it will deny funding to around 100 remote Aboriginal commun...

Greens target pastoral land clearing

7 August, 2016 - The Greens say a recent application to clear almost 24,000 hectares of land near Larrimah highlights inconsistencies with the Planning Act.Mr D...

Greens launch video to stop nuclear waste storage

5 August, 2016 - A powerful online video detailing the significantly risky and expensive proposal to store international high level nuclear waste in South Austr...

Leaked Qld Gov report showing state is $3 billion short in clean-up costs

5 August, 2016 - Greens to move for Senate Inquiry into mining companies dodging rehabilitation costs off back of leaked Qld Gov report showing state is $3 bill...

Greens support UN calls for an end to prolonged mistreatment in Don Dale

4 August, 2016 - The Greens support calls from the United Nations that the Federal Government must ‘immediately halt the use of excessive force and prolonged mi...

ABS must rule out census fines: Greens

4 August, 2016 - Minister Michael McCormack must direct the Australian Bureau of Statistics to rule out fines for people that do not wish to provide their name ...

Greens applaud rare win against uranium mine at Yeelirrie

3 August, 2016 - The Greens have urged WA Environment minister Albert Jacobs to uphold the EPA's advice to reject the controversial Yeelirrie uranium in the Gol...

Cleaning Up the Territory

3 August, 2016 - Greens Candidate for Braitling Dalton Dupuy today set down his plan for how to get Territory politics back on track. Mr. Dupuy said, “After obs...

Class action into Montara oil spill welcomed by the Greens

3 August, 2016 - “It is fantastic to see the class action by seaweed farmers in Indonesia over the Montara oil spill up and running”, Australian Greens Senator ...

ACT Greens to take light rail to Woden

2 August, 2016 - “The ACT Greens’ vision for light rail has always been for an integrated network across the city, that’s why we included the light rail master ...