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Environment, Biodiversity & Natural Heritage

The Greens were founded on the vision of a robust and healthy environment, and that vision continues today. We are working hard to promote environmental values in Parliament and protect our unique wildlife and wild places.

The 2011 State of the Environment report (SoE) shows Australia’s biodiversity on land and sea in alarming decline.

The Greens successfully negotiated the $946 million Biodiversity Fund as part of the Clean Energy Future Package, funding communities to restore bushland and native habitats and reduce the impacts of weeds and feral animals.

The Greens are pursuing reforms to our national environmental laws to urgently protect threatened species and to make sure our iconic areas, like the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, are protected for future generations.

We need environment laws that work to stop the biodiversity crisis, save our threatened species, and protect our precious places.  Sign up to find out more about our work to fix our environment laws.

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The emperor needs to let go of James Price Point

01 May 2013
Colin Barnett's bitter obsession with James Price Point must end, the WA Greens said today.
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Further scrutiny will show the danger of Kangaroo Island drilling plans: Greens

09 Jan 2013
The Australian Greens say closer review of Bight Petroleum’s plans to explore for oil off Kangaroo Island will make it cl...
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Burke must protect Kangaroo Island blue whale feeding grounds

09 Jan 2013
Australian Greens Marine spokesperson Senator Rachel Siewert says allowing oil and gas exploration off the coast of South Austr...
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Press conference: environmental protection laws

06 Dec 2012
Senators Christine Milne, Larissa Waters and Rachel Siewert joined a community rally outside Parliament House in Canberra to ce...
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No good time for Kangaroo Island seismic testing

21 Nov 2012
Following positive environmental decisions on marine parks and the super trawler, the Australian Greens are pushing to have Env...
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Burrup Peninsula and James Price Point are too precious to lose

18 Oct 2012
The Australian Greens today launched a nation-wide campaign to protect the country's most precious ecological sites.The ‘...
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James Price Point – too precious to lose to short term gas profits

09 Aug 2012
If we really care for people, for communities, and for the environment which sustains us all, this beautiful area, which serves...
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Marine park scaremongering continues as resource threats remain

20 Jun 2012
The Australian Greens have called for an end to the scaremongering around the Government's marine plans, saying more attention ...
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Christmas Island wreck could be left to rot

08 Feb 2012
Senator Rachel Siewert, Australian Greens marine spokesperson said today that the Federal Government was ‘sitting on its hand...
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Concerns continue over Christmas Island salvage delays

03 Feb 2012
Australian Greens marine spokesperson, Senator Rachel Siewert has today raised concerns about ongoing leaks from the wrecked sh...
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