The Major parties need to explain HOW they will Stop the Quarry
The Stop the Quarry community meeting on Tuesday night was full of rhetoric and all the usual suspects saying how opposed they are to the quarry and how much they don’t want it to go ahead, but no mention from any of the major parties on how exactly they would do it once in power.
The Major parties need to explain HOW they will Stop the Quarry.
The Stop the Quarry community meeting on Tuesday night was full of rhetoric and all the usual suspects saying how opposed they are to the quarry and how much they don’t want it to go ahead, but no mention from any of the major parties on how exactly they would do it once in power.
Queensland Greens election campaign officially launched
Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown today officially launched the party’s state election campaign, supported by the Greens Queensland Senator, Larissa Waters.
The launch took place at the Bardon Conference Centre in the heart of the Mount Coot-tha electorate, one of the key seats the Greens are targeting in this campaign.
Developer donations and third party rights, South Brisbane
Developer donations and third party rights, South Brisbane
Greens push for clean up of dodgy donations
Greens Senator for NSW and democracy spokesperson Lee Rhiannon today joined with Greens Senator Larissa Waters and Greens candidate for Mt Coot-tha Adam Stone to ramp up the Greens election push to clean-up donations in Queensland.
UNESCO not fooled on Great Barrier Reef
The health and future of Australia’s World Heritage icon, the Great Barrier Reef, is under investigation as Australian Greens environment spokesperson Senator Larissa Waters held a detailed and productive briefing with the United Nations mission team last night.
UNESCO: Coal and CSG pose threat to Great Barrier Reef
UNESCO wants tough new environmental conditions placed on coal and gas port expansion applications, pending the outcome of a strategic review into the combined threat they pose to the Great Barrier Reef.
Public Service under Newman
‘Frank & fearless advice’ Newman seeks from public service not just a question of ‘cultural change’
Mr Newman clearly does not realise that a professional and impartial public service requires an end to political appointments and the practice of culling the upper echelons following a change of government.
Qld Kate cannot win without Greens preferences
The Queensland Greens claim that Reachtel's latest polling putting Kate Jones ahead in Ashgrove will leave the ALP in a quandary.
"Kate Jones' lead is extremely tight. She will be desperate for every Greens preference she can muster," Greens state spokesperson said this morning.
Qld Latest Labor mates allegation part of a pattern
The Queensland Greens claim that too many former government ministers have become rich after leaving parliament using government knowledge and influence.
The Queensland Greens were responding to the latest allegations that Jim Elder was working for Hancock Resources when the company purchased Queensland state forests during privatisation of government assets in 2010.