Senate Inquiries

Greens Oppose Fielding Foray: 'The only barbeque stopper is climate change'

Greens MPs - November 13, 2008 - 12:37pm

As Prime Minister Rudd heads to Washington today, the Australian Greens have announced they will not support Senator Fielding's move to set up a select committee into whether President Bush knew what the G20 group of nations was.

If the Senate is to pick a constitutional showdown with the executive and the House of Representatives, this is not the right issue, Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.

"The only barbeque stopper in town is what Australia and the US will do about climate change." Read more »

Greens won’t give up on Lakes and Coorong communities

Greens MPs - October 13, 2008 - 2:10pm

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has called on the Federal Government to set up a taskforce to get solutions underway for the stricken Lower Lakes and Coorong, saying that the Greens will continue to stand up for the communities of the lower Murray.

The Australian Greens have released a minority report on the Water Management in the Lower Lakes and Coorong Inquiry, recommending 60 gigalitres of fresh water be sourced from the 1500 gigalitres currently available in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. Read more »