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Greens move amendments to allow medicinal cannabis users to drive
August 31, 2022
The Greens will today move amendments to the Government’s Road Safety and Other Matters Bill to create a defence to drug driving charges for medicinal cannabis patients who test positive for the presence of...
Read More ShareLabor & LNP vote together to defeat Greens Raise the Age Bill
August 16, 2022
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.
Read More ShareMEDIA ALERT: Rally outside Parliament before Greens’ raise the age bill debated
August 15, 2022
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...
Read More ShareQueensland Government must ban spit hoods - Greens
August 03, 2022
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...
Read More ShareGovernment must release details of secret Sunwater deals with Adani - Greens
July 28, 2022
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...
Read More ShareCoaldrake report does not "go far enough to restore public faith" in state government
July 04, 2022
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...
Read More ShareGreens reps hold protest in Taringa to stop unfair eviction of disability pensioner
June 16, 2022
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.
Read More ShareQld Greens to amend Public Trustee Bill to ensure major reforms are delivered
May 11, 2022
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. ...
Read More ShareFailing to plan puts coal workers at risk and trashes Qld Labor’s climate targets
May 05, 2022
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.
Read More ShareLabor and LNP ignore the evidence and fail to support Raising the Age
March 15, 2022
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...
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