The Rockliff government needs to stop dragging its feet and immediately release the taskforce report into Tasmanian slaughterhouses, and provide a comprehensive update on the status of investigations into these facilities.
New in-depth research has again shown the swift parrot is on the brink of extinction due to native forest logging. It's well past time for Liberal and Labor politicians to recognise how alarming this situation is, and to act accordingly by ending native forest logging.
On behalf of the Greens, I was proud to stand with the Health and Community Services Union today to launch our Ambulance Ramping, Access, and Flow Plan – a 50 point strategy that tackles both the causes and effects of ambulance ramping in Tasmania.
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.
