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Qld Greens respond to removing detention as a "last resort" for children
May 01, 2024
The Queensland Greens have slammed the Labor State Government’s announcement this morning that they will remove the principle that detention is a sentence of “last resort” for children aged 10-18.
Read More ShareQld Greens to move amendments for 100% publicly owned energy and stronger climate targets
April 17, 2024
The Queensland Greens will move amendments in Parliament this week to increase emissions reduction targets and set a target of 100% publicly owned energy.
Read More ShareQld Greens welcome Plibersek’s proposal to reject Toondah Harbour development, call on Qld Labor to rule out further proposals
April 09, 2024
The Queensland Greens have welcomed the news that Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek will reject Walker Corporation’s Toondah Harbour development proposal under EPBC laws, and are calling on Queensland Premier Steven Miles to rule...
Read More ShareQld Greens welcome pill testing, call for expansion & LNP support
March 20, 2024
The Greens have welcomed the announcement that pill testing will be introduced at Rabbits Eat Lettuce Festival this year and at fixed-site locations in Queensland, and slammed the LNP for their opposition to harm...
Read More ShareQld Greens MP cleared of contempt for ‘inciting protest’ against coal and gas
March 07, 2024
Queensland Parliament’s Ethics Committee has tabled its report recommending Greens MP Michael Berkman not be held in contempt for “encouraging or inciting protest” in a Facebook post he made about a 2022 climate protest. ...
Read More ShareQld Greens accuse State Government of supporting Israel’s war crimes
March 06, 2024
Queensland Parliament will debate a Greens motion this afternoon that denounces State Government support for weapons manufacturers that supply arms to Israel.
Read More ShareGreens call for renters rights after landlord charged in relation to fire deaths
February 21, 2024
Background The owner of the Russell Island property where father Wayne Godinet and his five children died in a house fire has been charged for a failure to install fire alarms. She faces a...
Read More Share“Talkfest”: Qld Greens respond to supermarkets/cost of living inquiry
February 20, 2024
The Queensland Greens say Labor and the LNP’s supermarket inquiry demands are just a “talkfest” unless they consider limiting corporate profits for essential needs, including supermarkets, insurers, electricity and fuel retailers.
Read More ShareBrisbane students to lose library in 2024 due to overcrowding
December 07, 2023
Indooroopilly State High School (ISHS) students will start 2024 with no library and study in storage rooms unless the State Government urgently provides temporary classrooms to deal with overcrowding. The local Greens MP says...
Read More ShareGreens MPs refuse to apologise after Parliament finds both in contempt
November 14, 2023
Queensland Greens MPs Amy MacMahon and Michael Berkman say they will not apologise after Parliament moved last-minute motions to find both MPs in contempt of Parliament tonight and evict MacMahon from the precinct.
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