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Aust. Govt. plays 3 wise monkeys over AWB
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 2:21 pm | Australian Green Party
"The Howard Government's three wise monkeys act on the AWB scandal is laughable," said Senator Rachel Siewert. More >>
Greens propose Australian Drugs Policy Institute
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 3:51 pm | Australian Green Party
The Greens have called for the establishment of an Australian Drugs Policy Institute to undertake research and evaluate prevention and treatment programs to reduce the harmful impact of drug use. More >>
Aust.: West Papuans must not be held incommunicado
Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 3:48 pm | Australian Green Party
To show that the Department of Immigration has changed its ways, the Government should allow access to the West Papuan boat people held on Christmas Island, Greens Senator Kerry Nettle said today. More >>
Aust: Politicians should stop meddling in riots
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 2:02 pm | Australian Green Party
"The NSW Opposition Leader, Premier and Police Commissioner should stop trying to make political mileage out of the Cronulla riot investigations and leave the NSW Police alone to get on with the job", said Greens MP and Justice Spokesperson ... More >>
Aust: Were wheat $ the results of bribery by Iraq?
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 1:49 pm | Australian Green Party
"The Government could confiscate AWB profits if Iraqi payments are found to be bribery," said Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert in Perth today. More >>
Halt AWB inquiry and broaden terms of reference
Friday, 20 January 2006, 2:45 pm | Australian Green Party
"It is clear, after only a few days of testimony, this inquiry needs a much broader scope if it is to answer all the questions that have been raised." More >>
Aust.: Iemma dumps privacy for national ID card
Wednesday, 18 January 2006, 2:39 pm | Australian Green Party
Greens MP and justice spokesperson Lee Rhiannon said today Premier Iemma's support for a national ID card shows the government's complete disregard for protecting the privacy of people living in NSW. More >>
Concern over disappearance of West Papuan boat
Wednesday, 18 January 2006, 2:31 pm | Australian Green Party
Australian Greens Senator Kerry Nettle has written to Foreign Minister Downer requesting that he make inquiries with the Indonesian Government to establish if they have intercepted the boatload of West Papuan asylum seekers currently missing near the Torres Strait. More >>
Debnam crude response to Cronulla riot exposed
Monday, 16 January 2006, 4:38 pm | Australian Green Party
Peter Debnam's response to the Cronulla riot and the subsequent revenge attacks has been designed for political self-interest rather than to deal with complex social problems Greens MP Lee Rhiannon said today. More >>
Celebrity backs campaign to save wild elephants
Monday, 16 January 2006, 4:19 pm | Australian Green Party
Actor Jessica Napier today joined Greens MP Lee Rhiannon in calling on the NSW government to turn its $40 million rainforest enclosure at Taronga Zoo into a home for retired circus elephants rather than bring wild elephants from Thailand. More >>
Nuclear focus at Asia-Pacific climate pact meeting
Thursday, 12 January 2006, 2:09 pm | Australian Green Party
The Asia-Pacific climate pact meeting in Sydney is living up to the worst fears of environmentalists, namely that it is a sham to window-dress a meeting of resource deals, Australian Greens climate change spokesperson Senator Christine Milne said ... More >>
Australia must refuse air access for Japanese
Wednesday, 11 January 2006, 2:51 pm | Australian Green Party
The Greens say Australians will react angrily if the Howard Government permits Japan use of our airports to send police or troops to the whaling confrontation in Antarctic waters south of Australia. More >>
"Don't Abandon Macquarie Island to the Whalers!"
Wednesday, 11 January 2006, 2:47 pm | Australian Green Party
Greens leader Senator Bob Brown has called on Environment Minister Ian Campbell to ensure the Australian Antarctic Division does not abandon its base on Macquarie Island. More >>
Aust.: Ruddock insults Muslims on the Haj
Wednesday, 11 January 2006, 2:38 pm | Australian Green Party
The Attorney-General's lecture to Muslims celebrating the end of the Haj yesterday ("When you are Australian...you have a responsibility to uphold the laws of this country.") was insulting and completely unnecessary, Greens Leader Senator ... More >>
Cronulla riot bail refusal a set back for justice
Wednesday, 11 January 2006, 2:31 pm | Australian Green Party
There is no legal or moral justification for denying bail to the young men involved in the Cronulla riot who appeared in the Sutherland Local Court today, says Greens MP and justice spokesperson Lee Rhiannon. More >>
Aust.: Coal & uranium wrong focus for climate pact
Tuesday, 10 January 2006, 2:43 pm | Australian Green Party
The first meeting of the Asia-Pacific climate pact will test whether Prime Minister John Howard and his government are committed to make the difficult decisions needed to address climate change, Australian Greens climate change spokesperson Senator ... More >>
Aust: Senate terror inquiry falls short say Greens
Tuesday, 29 November 2005, 4:15 pm | Australian Green Party
The report into the government's Anti-Terrorism (No. 2) Bill 2005 tabled by a Senate committee today has strongly criticised but failed to oppose the bill, Australian Greens Senators Nettle and Brown said today. More >>
Senate terror inquiry falls short
Tuesday, 29 November 2005, 1:12 pm | Australian Green Party
The report into the government's Anti-Terrorism (No. 2) Bill 2005 tabled by a Senate committee today has strongly criticised but failed to oppose the bill, Australian Greens Senators Nettle and Brown said today. More >>
US to conduct bombing practice in Australia
Monday, 21 November 2005, 10:29 am | Australian Green Party
Welcoming US B52 and stealth bombers to use Australia for practice will raise friction and tension within our Asian neighbourhood, Greens Senator Bob Brown said today. More >>
Greens' call to Rumsfeld in Adelaide: Return David
Wednesday, 16 November 2005, 7:59 pm | Australian Green Party
Australian Greens Senator Christine Milne, in Adelaide on the eve of the arrival of US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld, has called for the release from Guantanamo Bay of America's Australian prisoner David Hicks. More >>
