Supporting local residents rights to say to unconventional gas exploration
I move that the Senate:1. notes the importance of protecting valuable agricultural, residential and conservation land from unconventional gas activities;2. supports the right of landholders...
View ArticleSupporting local residents rights to say no to unconventional gas exploration
I move that the Senate:1. notes the importance of protecting valuable agricultural, residential and conservation land from unconventional gas activities;2. supports the right of landholders...
View ArticleOld parties vote down Senate support for SELGA mayors
The Labor and Liberal Parties have voted down an Australian Greens motion congratulating the South East Local Government Association's unanimous vote in favour of a moratorium on unconventional gas.New...
View ArticleAbbott’s Olympic dodge on environmental protections
The Australian Greens say the Abbott Government is shirking responsibility by waiving a new environmental impact statement for the proposed expansion of Olympic Dam."The Federal Government needs to do...
View ArticleRussia uranium ban should stay: Greens
Confirmation that the Australian Government has suspended potential uranium sales to the Russian Federation has been welcomed by the Greens, after questions placed by Adam Bandt MP in the House and...
View ArticleTarkine needs federal government protection
Amid reports that Shree Minerals' Nelson Bay River mine is under investigation for breaching its federal environmental permit, Australian Greens Leader Christine Milne says the Abbott government must...
View ArticleGreens bill to crack down on mining bribes and corruption overseas
The Australians Greens have announced a bill to help crack down on corruption in Australian companies that operate overseas."Australia has a responsibility to ensure that our companies operate honestly...
View ArticleChristine Milne: Why we cannot weaken our environmental protection laws
The Australian Greens Leader, Senator Christine Milne, addresses the senate on Abbott's plan to our weaken environmental protection laws by allowing the states to be given the power to undertake the...
View ArticleTarkine value in its ancient, natural state
The argument between economics and conservation is a false dichotomy, writes Christine MilneTASMANIAN Minerals and Energy Council chairman Wayne Bould's Talking Point article (Mercury, December 18)...
View ArticleClimate warning: PM Abbott leads Australia down a withering garden path
Greens leader Christine Milne says dire projections for Australia in the new CSIRO climate change report must be a wake-up call for the Abbott government and big business, which are harming people and...
View ArticleBarnaby Joyce redfaced on giant Chinese coal mine set to go ahead in his...
Minister for Agriculture Barnaby Joyce was embarrassed in Question Time today when Deputy Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP asked him whether the giant Chinese-owned Shenhua Watermark coal mine set to go...
View ArticleGreens introduce new laws to protect landholder rights
The Australian Greens will today introduce a bill to give South Australian landholders the right to say no to coal and gas mining on their land.The bill also seeks to ban all fracking for...
View ArticleHANDS OFF OUR ENVIRO LAWS
Abbott and Brandis want to put big mining companies above the law and stop Australians who care about the environment and climate from having a say. The Federal Court overturned the Environment...
View ArticleGreens call for Senate inquiry on rehabilitation to secure jobs as Peabody...
The Australian Greens are calling for a Senate inquiry on mining and resources rehabilitation to secure jobs in affected communities as reports yesterday and Monday indicated that coal giant Peabody...
View ArticleGreens launch Mining Jobs in Mine Rehabilitation plan
Greens Senator for NSW Lee Rhiannon and Greens Senate candidate Michael Osborne have commented on the Greens’ National Plan to secure Mining Jobs in Mine Rehabilitation, launched today. The plan builds...
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