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Greens call to scrap state school fees and cover costs of textbooks, laptops and excursions
July 13, 2020
As Queensland kids head back to school for Term 3, the Greens have announced a plan to scrap all state school fees by fully funding public education, after analysis reveals Queensland state schools are...
Read More ShareLabor’s $50M pokies tax break is putting corporate profits ahead of everyday Queenslanders, again - Greens
July 06, 2020
Greens MP Michael Berkman says Labor’s $50M pokies tax break announced today is putting corporate profits ahead of everyday Queenslanders, again.
Read More ShareGreens MP calls on UQ to scrap ProctorU
June 26, 2020
Greens MP Michael Berkman has called on the University of Queensland to scrap the use of ProctorU exam surveillance software in response to feedback from students in his electorate.
Read More ShareCut politicians’ wages, not frontline workers’ - Greens
June 15, 2020
Greens MP Michael Berkman has called on the Labor State government to scrap its wage freeze for frontline public servants, and argued that politicians should pay instead.
Read More ShareThis Reconciliation Week, Labor must commit to stop locking up kids
May 27, 2020
Queensland Greens MP Michael Berkman has spoken out in support of Amnesty International’s Raise the Age: Kids Belong in Community report released today as Reconciliation Week begins.
Read More ShareGreens to seek to amend Labor’s COVID-19 blank cheque to pokies lobby
May 21, 2020
The Greens are seeking to move amendments to Labor’s emergency COVID-19 Bill which gives the Attorney General unlimited power to cancel or defer pokies taxes until December with no Parliamentary oversight.
Read More ShareBan fracking, protect the Channel Country - Greens
April 30, 2020
The Greens have called for the Queensland government to protect the Channel Country after revelations that an independent expert report recommending a ban on fracking was suppressed using the “Cabinet in Confidence” loophole.
Read More ShareGreens call for a public pharmaceutical company
April 28, 2020
On the same day the Greens launched candidates for the State Election, the party has called for the establishment of a public pharmaceutical company in Queensland after revelations that three different SARS vaccines had...
Read More ShareGreens announce candidates for state election
April 28, 2020
The Queensland Greens have today announced their candidates in the seats of McConnel, South Brisbane, Greenslopes, Miller, Clayfield, Cooper and Moggill.
Read More ShareGreens welcome progress on protecting renters, pushing for rent pauses and greater scrutiny
April 09, 2020
In response to the State government’s announcement on residential tenancies, the Greens are pushing to make sure everyone keeps their home & no one falls into unpayable debt.
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