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Greens urge Victorian government to ban plastics immediately following Senate report

21 April, 2016 - The Senate Inquiry’s report into The Threat of Marine Plastic Pollution in Australia, released today, is the clearest statement yet about the u...

Greens announce Wendy Tubman as Candidate for Herbert

21 April, 2016 - 21/04/2016 The Greens are proud to announce their exceptional local candidate for the seat of Herbert in the federal election – Wendy Tubman. Q...

Greens welcome objectives of PM cyber-announcement

21 April, 2016 - Australian Greens Co-Deputy Leader and Communications Spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam has welcomed the objectives and values outlined in Prim...

Fracking experiences are truth, not scare tactics

21 April, 2016 - Thursday, 21 April WA Greens spokesperson on Mining and Petroleum Robin Chapple MLC said he supported farmers and communities across WA “100 pe...

February 2016 Estimates: ANSTO

20 April, 2016 - Economics Legislation Committee   ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE Industry, Innovation and Science Portfolio 2015-16 Additional Budget Estimates...

Domestic violence advertising campaign must come with boost to crisis funding for women who reach out as a result

20 April, 2016 - 20/04/2016 With the launch today of the advertising campaign to tackle attitudes that allow domestic violence to fester, the Greens are calling...

Turnbull disobeys Senate order over PFL tunnel docs

20 April, 2016 - Turnbull disobeys Senate order over PFL tunnel docs   The Abbott-Turnbull Government has continued to deny the Western Australian community the...

Cautious welcome as government adopts Greens super plan: Bandt

20 April, 2016 - In response to reports the government is set to lower superannuation tax concessions for people earning over $180,000, Greens Treasury spokespe...

Recalling the Senate

20 April, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE It is remarkable that the Prime Minister felt that it was so important to bring back the parliament just so that we could eng...

CSIRO docs show public good is being ignored

20 April, 2016 - I move: That the Senate take note of the document. The documents that have been received out of sitting are the final documents that we have re...

Domestic violence advertising campaign must come with boost to crisis funding for women who reach out as a result

20 April, 2016 - With the launch today of the advertising campaign to tackle attitudes that allow domestic violence to fester, the Greens are calling for the Tu...

Brickworks political donation interests extend to native forest burning and logging

20 April, 2016 - The Greens reiterate their call made on ABC's 7.30 program for an investigation into Brickworks and the influence of its political donations, s...

Time to clean up politics

20 April, 2016 - The Australian Greens are today calling on the Labor, Liberal and National parties to work with them to clean up politics.  “Today I’m calling ...

Near blanket Reef bleaching shows we must quit coal

20 April, 2016 - With the National Coral Bleaching Taskforce finding 93 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef has coral bleaching, the Greens have renewed calls fo...