Media Releases

The Greens have given notice of a motion in Queensland Parliament to disallow a regulation quietly proposed by the LNP Government, which would extend a tax discount for pokies sales.  The Greens say the...

Greens MP Michael Berkman says the LNP must stop its program of political interference and stop trying to control people’s healthcare choices, after Justice Callaghan’s ruling in the Supreme Court today found Queensland’s ban...

The Queensland Greens are demanding the LNP release the details of its secret deal with Adani and pursue underpaid royalties, after it was revealed Queenslanders have missed out on almost $400 million in public...

 Background  Queensland’s LNP Government axes coal shutdown targets The LNP’s Energy Roadmap extends coal-fired power beyond the 2050 net-zero deadline  Plans include a new gas-fired power plant for Queensland, despite warnings gas emissions far...

Greens MP Michael Berkman has questioned the Arts Minister in Parliament about legal advice which says the Queensland Museum’s “Future Makers” partnership with gas producer Shell likely breaches its legal obligations under the Queensland...

Background The LNP has secretly negotiated a deal with Adani (AKA Bravus) to further defer royalty payments and expand its Carmichael coal mine in Central Queensland  The previous Labor Government’s “Transparent Royalties Framework” deal...

The LNP Government is proposing to cut existing affordable housing requirements from its amended Priority Development Area (PDA) Development Scheme, just days after refusing to answer Greens questions about the requirement in Parliament.  Greens...

The Government has quietly released its latest Statewide Landcover and Trees Study (SLATS) Report, which shows concerning increases to clearing in a number of Queensland vegetation categories in 2022-23.  The Greens are calling on...

Greens questioning during Queensland Estimates hearings has confirmed the LNP Government quietly scrapped the independent recommendation for a developer licensing scheme without so much as an online media statement. Greens MP Michael Berkman says...

Questions from Greens MP Michael Berkman last night revealed that the LNP State government will delay announcing the 2035 emissions target and may scrap it completely, leaving Queensland with no binding pathway to cut...