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Greens push for Senate inquiry into mining tax
Canberra :: Australia | 3 months ago
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Greens unveil plans for a wide-ranging inquiry into its design and performance. The Greens leader, Christine Milne, will open a new line of attack on Labor's left flank, using a lunch-time address to the National Press Club in Canberra on Tuesday to
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Greens split over Whitehaven hoax
Brisbane :: Australia | 4 months ago
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THE Australian Greens are split over a hoax that temporarily wiped $300 million off the value of Whitehaven Coal. Greens leader Christine Milne has said the action was part a long and proud history of civil disobedience. Her colleague Lee Rhiannon
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Government urged to consider GST changes
Sydney :: Australia | 7 months ago
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The man chosen to review the GST says the lack of political will to debate changes to the tax borders on juvenile. Treasurer Wayne Swan declared the GST off limits during the two-year Henry review of Australia's taxation systems. But former New South
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Govt urged to move on Papua leader's death
Jakarta :: Indonesia | 8 months ago
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Greens senator Richard Di Natale has urged the federal government to reveal what progress it has made with Indonesian authorities over the killing in June of separatist leader Mako Tabuni. The leader of the West Papua National Committee was
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Greens propose 8-point asylum plan
Sydney :: Australia | 10 months ago
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THE Australian Greens have proposed an eight-point plan to stem the flow of asylum seeker boats. The plan which they call a "third option" is contained in the party's submission to the expert panel on asylum policy, led by former defence chief Angus
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Ruination looms for a party with a penchant for self-harm
Brisbane :: Australia | 1 year ago
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Story continues below The party's penchant for self-harm has struck again. After Labor bumbled its way through the noughties, at the 2007 election Kevin Rudd led it barnstorming back into power after 11½ years in the political wilderness. Labor
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Greens to introduce $1 bet law
Canberra :: Australia | over 1 year ago
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THE Australian Greens will introduce $1 maximum bet legislation to parliament next month in a bid to do something immediately about poker machine reforms. Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a watered down version of planned poker machine reforms
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Australia gov't says mine tax will pass Parliament
Canberra :: Australia | over 1 year ago
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The Australia n government says it will get the political support it needs to create a new 30 percent tax on the burgeoning profits of iron ore and coal miners fed by voracious Chinese demand. Finance Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday the
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Ombudsman planted questions with senator
Canberra :: Australia | over 1 year ago
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Ombudsman Allan Asher has apologised to a committee for drafting questions for a senator. He admitted drafting possible questions for Greens South Australian senator Sarah Hanson-Young to ask at a Senate estimates hearing earlier this year. The
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Solar stations down to us, Greens say
Canberra :: Australia | almost 2 years ago
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THE Australian Greens are claiming credit for a federal government decision to provide $750 million to help build two of the largest solar power stations in the world. Solar Dawn at Chinchilla in Queensland and Moree Solar Farm in northern NSW have
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