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Greens make election pledge for Solar Thermal in SA

1 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have said that they will push for the $100m Federal grant required to make a solar thermal plant in Port Augusta a reality ...

Labor must rule out $5 billion Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility going to fossil fuel projects

31 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on Labor to rule out funding fossil fuel projects from the $5 billion Northern Australia Infrastructure Facilit...

10 Things You Can Do Online To Help The Greens

31 May, 2016 - There are many ways to help the Greens at this election. Some volunteers knock on doors, hit the phones and deliver letters. Helping promote the ...

Greens release plan to revive Australian arts

30 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens today launched the first part of their arts policy, which will reverse the Liberals’ attacks on the arts by restoring their...

Atomic testing compensation long overdue

30 May, 2016 -   The Australian Greens have released a compensation plan for ADF veterans and atomic test survivors for the health impacts and displacement caus...

Greens: The South West needs its first Aboriginal residential rehabilitation service

30 May, 2016 - The Greens have committed $12m to fund the first Aboriginal residential rehabilitation service in the South West of Western Australia. “The esta...

Bring on a marriage equality vote in the parliament: Greens

30 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to grant LNP members a free parliamentary vote on marriage equality if he is...

Labor’s Reef policy fails on coral bleaching, just as the Coalition’s does

30 May, 2016 - Labor's Great Barrier Reef water quality policy announced today fails to deal with the real cause of coral bleaching - the mining and burning of ...

Greens launch RenewQld – a multi-billion plan for thousands of clean-energy jobs across the state

29 May, 2016 - Greens Leader Richard Di Natale today announced RenewQld – a plan to generate $53 billion in clean-energy investment in the state over the next 1...

Greens will fund traders' injecting trial in Richmond’s ‘spine of crime.’

29 May, 2016 - Greens Councillor for Richmond Misha Coleman said that she supported the use of Federal funding to trial a mobile supervised injecting van in Ric...

Greens launch RenewQld – a multi-billion plan for thousands of clean-energy jobs across the state

29 May, 2016 - Greens Leader Richard Di Natale today announced RenewQld – a plan to generate $53 billion in clean-energy investment in the state over the next 1...

Greens announce package to create a better future for Australia’s First Peoples

29 May, 2016 - The Australian Greens have announced a comprehensive package that aims to reduce Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples disadvantage, move...

Senator Siewert's Reconciliation Anniversary Speech

28 May, 2016 - I would like acknowledge the traditional owners the Wurundjeri people of the land on which we meet and pay my respect to elders, past, present an...

Cambodia: one refugee left as situation deteriorates

28 May, 2016 - The government's deal with Cambodia has failed, with just one refugee remaining in the country, and should be ended immediately the Australian Gr...

Senator Siewert's Reconciliation Anniversary Speech

28 May, 2016 - I would like acknowledge the traditional owners the Wurundjeri people of the land on which we meet and pay my respect to elders, past, present an...