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11: Lee Rhiannon Gains NSW Senate Seat

Congratulations to Lee Rhiannon for winning a senate seat for The Greens in new South wales. The Greens now have nine senate seats and one house of Reps making ten in all.
Commenting on the federal election result, Greens NSW Senator elect Lee Rhiannon said the ...
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Posted: 14Sep2010 07:08   Similar items

12: Gunns Announces Stop To Old Growth Logging

On the ABC's Lateline Business program last night, Gunns Limited has finally admitted it's lost the three decade long battle with environmental groups and the majority of Australians.
Chief executive, Greg L'Strange, says the forestry industry isn...
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Posted: 9Sep2010 22:34   Similar items

13: Big Swing To The Greens In Penrith By-election

On Saturday the 19th of June, Greens from all across NSW made their way to Penrith to assist Suzie Wright and the Nepean Greens in the Penrith by-election.

Suzie and the Greens polled 12.1 per cent, a fantastic result in Sydney's west. An even more ...
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Posted: 22Jun2010 23:36   Similar items

14: Greens Vote Surges To 16 Percent In Latest Newspoll

The Greens have surged in support in the latest Newspoll, stripping votes from both the Labor and Liberal parties and capturing 16 percent of the primary vote to the delight of Greens leader Bob Brown....
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Posted: 1Jun2010 02:17   Similar items

15: First Greens Minister Sworn In In Tasmania

The Tasmanian Greens said that today’s swearing in of the nation’s first Green Minister is an exciting and historic milestone which delivers on the Greens pledges on stable government and propositional politics.

Greens Leader Nick McKim MP said that he ac...
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Posted: 24Apr2010 00:27   Similar items

16: Canberra Reckless With Coal Shipping And Great Barrier Reef

In Scenes reminiscent of the Pasha Bulker shipwreck at Newcastle two years ago yet another marine disaster heralds on the Great Barrier Reef.

Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown says the Federal and Queensland state governments share responsibility for...
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Posted: 7Apr2010 21:12   Similar items

17: John Kaye: Need For New Coal-fired Power Plants Based On A Lie

The NSW government’s approval for two new giant fossil fuel power stations is based on the big lie that they are needed to keep the lights on. They will drive up the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and destroy jobs in the renewable energy industry, according to Greens ...
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Posted: 7Mar2010 04:52   Similar items

18: Senator Christine Milne Talks With Robert Hart About The Copenhagen Climate Conference

Greens Senator Christine Milne arrived back home in Hobart yesterday from Copenhagen where she attended the Copenhagen Climate Conference (COP15)*. Robert Hart from Byron Greens spoke with Christine about her experience at the conference.

"Christine sa...
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Posted: 22Dec2009 07:26   Similar items

19: Walk Against Warming: A Report From Robert Hart At The Florentine In Tasmania

Saturday the 12th of December 2009 was the National Walk against warming day in Australia and many other countries. Our intrepid reporter, Byron Greens member, Robert Hart is on holidays in Tasmania and went to the Tasmanian walk which was held in the Florentine Forest ...
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Posted: 15Dec2009 10:41   Similar items

20: NSW Rail Sell Off Headed Off At The Pass

In a rare event The Greens, The Nationals, The Shooters Party, and The Liberal party have united to oppose the NSW Labor Government's rail sell-off legislation. The legislation was due to come before the lower house on Tuesday. The government had the numbers to ...
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Posted: 22Oct2009 11:28   Similar items