Murray Darling Basin Plan still falls short, despite Government’s hype
The Australian Greens are urging people to listen to the experts and see through the Government’s spin on the recently announced changes to the Murray Darling Basin Plan. “The Federal Government’s...
View ArticleGuaranteeing a Basin Plan minimum, not a maximum locking in failure
The Australian Greens will move to cement the Government’s recently announced 3200GL target for the Basin Plan as the absolute minimum amount of water to be returned to the environment in coming weeks....
View ArticleBarnaby Joyce poses a real danger to river plan
The Greens have said today that Barnaby Joyce is a danger to the river and the Government is at real risk of locking in environmental failure if it weakens the Murray Darling Basin Plan at the demand...
View ArticleGuaranteeing a minimum for the MDBP
The Greens will be moving amendments to the ‘450 Up’ bill to give the Murray Darling a fighting chance as it appears the Basin Plan, to be announced by Tony Burke today, is guaranteed to lock in...
View ArticleBasin Plan too important to get wrong
With the nation’s most important river system on the line, it is crucial that we get the Murray Darling Basin Plan right and therefore more needs to be done to strengthen the environmental protections...
View ArticleBasin Plan, from river’s greatest hope to environmental risk
The current Murray Darling Basin Plan will not save our nation’s most important river system, despite the Government’s spin, the Australian Greens said today.“The Government have done a dirty deal with...
View ArticleDams not the answer to securing Australia’s environmental future
The Coalition’s leaked plan to build 100 dams across Australia is poorly thought through and environmentally reckless, the Australian Greens say.“While the Greens are releasing considered, costed...
View ArticleSenate agrees; Lake Eyre must be protected from the Newman Government
A Greens motion opposing the Newman Government’s plans to repeal Wild Rivers legislation has been supported by the Senate.The Wild Rivers legislation in Queensland has helped to ensure the long term...
View ArticleDodgy desal deal a missed opportunity for SA
An Auditor General’s report released today has shown that proper process was not followed when the Federal Government chose to invest $328 million of tax payer money into the Adelaide desalination...
View ArticleCountry South Aussies let down by budget
The 2013 Labor Budget will do little to ease the stress on country South Australians, say Australian Greens Senators Sarah Hanson Young and Penny Wright."Labor has spent more time listening to mining...
View ArticleJoint press conference: World Energy Outlook, Royal Commission, Murray Darling
Christine Milne and Sarah Hanson-Young joined Mark Parnell in South Australia to comment on the World Energy Outlook, the Royal Commission into child abuse and the Murray DarlingTranscriptSubjects:...
View ArticleTranscript: Christine Milne and Sarah Hanson-Young: asylum seekers
Christine Milne and Sarah Hanson-Young addressed the pressto comment on the Government's punitive asylum seeker policy and the Murray Darling Basin Plan.Transcript Subjects: Asylum seekers, Gaza,...
View ArticleBasin Plan will lead to river devastation
The Australian Greens will be moving to improve the inadequate Plan that was revealed by Tony Burke today. “This is a Plan for big irrigators and not the environment,” the Greens Murray Darling...
View ArticleTranscript: Christine Milne and Sarah Hanson-Young: Murray Darling
Christine Milne and Sarah Hanson-Young responded to the Government's Murray Darling Basin Plan, and responded to questions on asylum seeker policy, the Tasmanian forest talks, and Michael...
View ArticleSouth Australia to be devastated by Coalition water reshuffle
With the nation's water supply now in the hands of the National's Agriculture Minister from, South Australia and the crucial Murray River will be severely neglected, the Australian Greens have...
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