Greens Welcome Local Clean Energy Project
The Greens candidate for Dawson Jonathon Dykyj applauds and welcomes the initiative and innovation taken by Mackay Sugar that will see the commencement of clean energy production from the Racecourse Mill.
Unusual alliance in South Burnett?
The Australian Greens Candidate, Mr Grant Newson attended the Tarong Community Rally on Saturday held at O'Neil Square in Kingaroy.
Greens candidate for Maranoa Electorate announced.
The Australian Greens Member, Mr Grant Newson will be the candidate in the Maranoa Electorate for The Greens in the next Federal Election.
Coopers Gap Wind Farm progress powers on with support group
Greens Candidate for Maranoa, Grant Newson attended meetings with the some members from the Coopers Gap Wind Farm Supporters Group, Western Downs Regional Council and AGL. Mr Newson said, “It’s great to see the supporters group has 419 members and still growing”. “Even though the Group support the project, it is good to see them raise many issues
Strong all round candidate for Tamborine Mountain
Strong all round candidate for Tamborine Mountain
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I attended the Australian Christian Lobby's Meet the Candidates Forum in Beaudesert
I attended the Australian Christian Lobby's Meet the Candidates Forum in Beaudesert on Wednesday. The was a good turn up for a wet stormy night. All candidates attended or represented except ALPs Brett McCreadie. It was a good exploration of the issues of concern to Christians and the wider community. Attached and below is my speech.
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Townsville: the solar city waiting for someone to turn the light on
“The potential of North Queensland has been ignored by the major parties for the last 40 years because of the shift to a service based economy. Now with the mining boom, Copperstring, another North Queensland project is struggling to overcome the major parties addiction to fossil fuels.
Gold Coast exhibition shows realities of climate change
Gold Coast exhibition shows realities of climate change
The Oxfam Land for Life photographic exhibition will be launched at the Gold Coast Southport Library today, by Australian Greens Senator for Queensland Larissa Waters.
Gold Coast exhibition shows realities of climate change
Gold Coast exhibition shows realities of climate change
The Oxfam Land for Life photographic exhibition will be launched at the Gold Coast Southport Library today, by Australian Greens Senator for Queensland Larissa Waters.
Australia's clean energy future
Jobs for the future
Building a clean energy economy will create far more jobs than will be lost from the old, polluting industries.
Research conducted by the Australian Conservation Foundation and the Australian Council of Trade Unions estimates that more than 770,000 jobs will be created in the next two decades with a strong price on carbon in Australia. The report also found that the stronger the carbon price, the more jobs.
Many of the jobs need the same skills – boilermakers, electricians, welders, plumbers and more will all be in huge demand as we transform our economy.
The Greens want to see a Just Transitions strategy developed to help workers and communities who currently rely on the polluting industries to find work in the new, clean economy.
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