It's Not THAT Easy Being Green, Tony
The Liberal Party may have made valid criticisms of the Federal Government's lack of action on the Murray-Darling and other issues, but neither of the major parties have proven their credentials on the...
View ArticleGovt must act to protect water licences from foreign ownership
The Australian Greens are calling on the federal government to alter the powers of the Foreign Investment Review Board to include water licences.The Australian Greens are calling on the federal...
View ArticleDelay is the deadliest form of denial
The Australian Greens say the Murray Darling Basin Authority's second delay in eight days to the draft report means there's less time for the parliament and public to assess its contents.The Australian...
View ArticleWe're back in town
We politicians are back in Canberra this morning after a five-week winter recess.We politicians are back in Canberra this morning after a five-week winter recess. It sounds like a long break, but...
View ArticleAsylum seeker debate out of proportion
Yesterday the full bench of the High Court began hearing a challenge to the Malaysian solution.The Greens hope David Manne and Debbie Mortimer, SC, and their legal team succeeds, not least because we...
View ArticleNew Murray Darling Basin water limits inadequate
The Australian Greens say reports that the Murray Darling Basin Authority's forthcoming draft plan will include a minimum 2,800 gigalitres in sustainable diversion limits shows there will not be enough...
View ArticleClean Energy Bill, 01 11 11
Senator HANSON»-«YOUNG» (South Australia) (11:01): It is with great pride that I rise today to commend the Clean Energy Bill 2011 and associated bills to the Senate.Senator HANSON»-«YOUNG» (South...
View ArticleRed-letter day in fight against warming
Today will be a great day for Australians who have waited years for their government to take our warming planet seriously.Today will be a great day for Australians who have waited years for their...
View ArticleAustralian Greens join calls for MDBA to let independent scientific panel see...
The Australian Greens have backed the Australian Conservation Foundation's suggestion for an independent scientific panel to scrutinise the figures used in the Murray Darling Basin Authority's...
View ArticleBasin plan ignores the environment
What a disappointment. That's what I was thinking upon reading the draft plan released by the Murray Darling Basin Authority yesterday.The document is particularly distressing for residents in my home...
View ArticleAudio from Sarah's doorstop on science behind draft plan; Villawood riot inquiry
Audio from Sarah's door stop in Adelaide on the science behind the Murray Darling draft plan and the tabling of a report from an independent inquiry into the Villawood and Christmas Island riots.
View ArticleScience behind basin plan already flawed
The CSIRO's assessment of the Murray Darling Basin Authority's draft plan backs up what the Australian Greens have been saying all along, by showing water and ecology targets will not be met without...
View ArticleLabor lurches to the right and loses touch
Opening the Labor Party conference, Julia Gillard told her party faithful she wanted the ALP to be the party that says "yes to the future".Opening the Labor Party conference, Julia Gillard told her...
View ArticleGreens to send Murray Darling Basin draft plan to Senate inquiry
The Greens have today announced they will move for a Senate inquiry into the Murray Darling Basin Authority's draft plan when Parliament resumes next week so parliamentarians can scrutinise what is...
View ArticleTranscript: Christine Milne and Sarah Hanson-Young: Murray Darling
Christine Milne and Sarah Hanson-Young responded to the Government's Murray Darling Basin Plan, and responded to questions on asylum seeker policy, the Tasmanian forest talks, and Michael...
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