Greens Stand in Solidarity with Jim Everett
The Greens applaud respected Aboriginal elder and activist, Jim Everett - puralia meenamatta - who was arrested today in defence of spectacular giant forests in the Styx Valley.
The Greens applaud respected Aboriginal elder and activist, Jim Everett - puralia meenamatta - who was arrested today in defence of spectacular giant forests in the Styx Valley.
Jeremy Rockliff's announcement he will try to stop MPs who quit their party from sitting as an independent is nothing more than a ridiculous and desperate election ploy. It's an admission from the Premier that, if re-elected, he has no confidence in his own ability to control his party room, and no confidence in the candidates he has preselected.
A month into the election campaign, and Labor have finally announced an environment policy. Unfortunately for Tasmania though, it’s mostly made up of existing measures, and is entirely inadequate.
The Tasmanian Greens unequivocally support full implementation of the universal precommitment card for poker machines, with all the features needed to make it effective, and we call on Liberal and Labor parties to do the same. Pokies do deep harm to our community,...
On behalf of the Greens, I am proud to announce our $64 million plan to tackle youth homelessness in Tasmania.
The Tasmanian Greens will fight to ensure artists get fair pay, substantially increase funding to Tasmania’s artistic sector and ensure that political interference in art funding and administration is a thing of the past.
The Tasmanian Liberals have outdone themselves once again when it comes to the secretive and corrupted use of public money.
Labor's announcement of new measures to improve rights for renters are welcome, and show the success the Greens have had in making this a key election issue. However we are disappointed Labor are still refusing to take the most critical step of all - protecting people from massive, unreasonable rent hikes.
The Tasmanian Greens are proud to launch our plan to help save the Maugean skate and support the Strahan community transition away from unsustainable fish farm operations in Macquarie Harbour.
The Liberal and Labor parties have so far maintained a cloak of secrecy over the donations they’ve received during this election campaign, but it’s not too late for them to come clean and be transparent with Tasmanians.