Greens Air Pollution Inquiry in Newcastle today
In November last year, Greens Health Spokesperson Senator Richard Di Natale set up a Senate Inquiry into the effects of air pollution on human health.read more
View ArticleDesperation lead to MITA hunger strike, compassion needed to solve...
A hunger strike being carried out by refugees who are being held, potentially forever, because of adverse ASIO assessments is an unavoidable result of the government’s ruthless policy of indefinite...
View ArticleGet Serious and Impose CSG Moratorium Now: Greens
News the Federal Government will now require much better monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from coal seam gas operations (CSG) is a shameful and belated admission the state and...
View ArticleTasmanian Legislative Council wreckers of forest peace deal
Today the Tasmanian Legislative Council drove a bulldozer through key clauses of the Tasmanian forest peace deal, the Australian Greens said today.read more
View ArticleNew Zealand on verge of achieving marriage equality
The Australian Greens welcome news that the New Zealand Parliament is expected to vote in favour of marriage equality legislation tonight and lament the lack of leadership being shown by the old...
View ArticleGov must act on CSIRO job cuts: Bandt
Greens Deputy Leader and science and research spokesperson, Adam Bandt MP, says the government must boost CSIRO funding in the upcoming Budget to stave off possible job cuts.read more
View ArticleWA Greens take stand with students and academics against funding cuts
Greens Senator for Western Australia Scott Ludlam will join academics and students Thursday morning in a united stand against the Federal Government's proposed funding cuts.read more
View ArticleHold premiers accountable if education talks fail
State Premiers who do not sign up to the Gonski school funding reforms at tomorrow's COAG meeting must be held accountable, says Australian Greens spokesperson on Schools, Senator Penny Wright.read more
View ArticleCommunity wants action on alcohol reform: Greens
Greens’ spokesperson for health, Senator Richard Di Natale, today helped launch a new poll by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education.read more
View ArticleWe can't allow big miners to bully away water protection
The influence of mining magnates, made clear in a public hearing at Parliament House today, cannot be allowed to sabotage a bill for federal protection for water resources from coal seam gas mining and...
View ArticleGreens bill to remove marriage discrimination
The Greens have congratulated New Zealand on taking the momentous step of achieving marriage equality and have today announced legislation designed to recognise same-sex marriages from overseas as...
View ArticleUnique collaboration and high tech search for Perth’s wasted space – ‘Why So...
The Greens and Perth organisation Spacemarket have launched a new high tech way to help tap Perth's vast reservoir of empty buildings with commercial, creative, public amenity or residential...
View ArticleGreens congratulate UOW community campaign for funding boost
Greens higher education spokesperson Senator Lee Rhiannon has congratulated the University of Wollongong for its community campaign to convince the Labor government to increase public funding for the...
View ArticleState MPs
03/07/2012 (All day)Along with our 9 federal Senators and 1 federal MP, the Australian Greens are also represented by the following State MPs: (click to view MPs)read more
View ArticleMore Than Symbolic: The Commonwealth Needs to Empower its Small Business...
The Australian Greens along with Senator Xenophon have issued a dissenting report into whether to legislate the role of the new Commonwealth Small Business Commissioner following a Senate inquiry into...
View ArticleNew budget submission builds the case for a Newstart increase
The Australian Greens said today that the new budget submission from ACOSS puts further pressure on the Government to increase support for jobseekers and single parents in next month's Budget.read more
View ArticleThe Greens are the only party standing up for Gonski
The Australian Greens have expressed disappointment and frustration that COAG has wasted an historic opportunity to deliver fair funding for Australian schools.read more
View ArticleRevenue collapse means mining tax must be fixed
The Grattan Institute report released last night shows that if Australia is to avoid a national revenue crisis the Gillard Government must fix the mining tax immediately and stop handing over billions...
View ArticleCurtin Detention Centre no place for children
The government’s plan to send children to the Curtin Detention Centre is unacceptable, the Australian Greens said.read more
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