Greens: vote for marriage equality on June 6, or on Sept 14
Queensland Greens lead Senate candidate, Adam Stone, will address a rally today and warn the major parties to vote in favour of a Greens marriage equality bill in the House of Representatives on June 6 or face the wrath of voters on September 14.
Greens candidate asks why millionaires pay no tax while families struggle
The Australian Tax Office data released this month shows that 70 Australians with incomes of more than $1 million each in 2010 to 2011 paid no income tax while about 84,000 parents and their children will be forced to live on less than $270 a week.
Greens urge Qld Govt to keep promise to retain land-clearing protections
The Convenor of the Queensland Greens, Andrew Bartlett, has urged the state government to drop its plans to weaken the state’s land-clearing laws.
“Premier Newman explicitly promised prior to the election that he would retain the current level of protection,” Mr Bartlett said.
Irrational university cuts undermine our future
Queensland Greens Lead Senate candidate, Adam Stone, will address a National Tertiary Education Union rally in Brisbane this evening to condemn both major parties for ripping $2.3 billion out of university education to partially fund the Gonski reforms to school funding.
Greens: Queensland Plan must include sustainable jobs, social investment, no privatisation
Queensland Greens Senate Candidate, Adam Stone said the final Plan should develop well-considered changes for the long-term good of the state, not just "hollow words" with short-term gains.