Media Releases

The Greens Bill to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 years old and transfer 10-13 year olds out of prisons and watch houses has been voted down in Queensland Parliament. 

On Tuesday evening from 5:30-7pm Queensland Parliament will debate Greens MP Michael Berkman’s Bill to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility to 14 years old and transition 10-13 year olds out of prisons...

Background: Queensland and the Northern Territory are the only jurisdictions who still use spit hoods, which have been labelled “torture devices” by the UN.  During Estimates Hearings with the Queensland Police Minister and Police...

Greens MP Michael Berkman has called on the Labor State Government to come clean about state-owned company Sunwater’s dealings with Adani (AKA Bravus). Berkman pressed the Sunwater Chief Executive about Adani during Estimates hearings...

While the Queensland Greens welcome the recommendations in the Coaldrake report, we have deep concerns that these 14 recommendations do not go far enough to overhaul the deep distrust everyday Queenslanders have in the...

Greens representatives Michael Berkman and Jonathan Sri, along with the Brisbane Renters Alliance, are holding a protest to support David, a Taringa local facing eviction by the Department of Housing. 

The Queensland Greens will move a simple amendment to the Public Trustee Bill to ensure the Public Trustee is overhauled in line with the March 2021 recommendations from the Office of the Public Advocate. ...

The Queensalnd Greens have responded to the Queensland Energy Minister’s comments apparently ruling out a transition plan for coal fired power stations before 2030. 

The Queensland Greens have responded to the publication today of a Parliamentary Committee report which opposed Michael Berkman’s Bill to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14 years old and remove 10-13 year...

Greens MP Michael Berkman has slammed the LNP-led Brisbane City Council’s admission that they will retain “enforcement discretion” over signage at residents’ private homes.