Mining
The Australian Greens want a strong and diverse economy that sets us up for the long term and does not undermine our environment and the wellbeing of our communities.
The Greens want our future energy needs to be met using renewable energy. Continued reliance on polluting fossil fuels such coal and coal seam gas is destroying our environment, risking our food security, skewing the economy and affecting local communities.
Senior Treasury officials have refuted industry spin about job creation and the claims that the benefits of the mining boom are universal.
The Greens are taking action in the community and in the Parliament with bills to strengthen our national laws to protect our precious water resources, farmland, rural communities and environment from the impacts of rapacious mining.
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media-releases
20 May 2013
Senator Christine Milne today announced the Australian Greens policy for no new coal seam gas and empowering land holders to sa...
media-releases
06 May 2013
New costings from the Parliamentary Budget Office reveal that the mining tax revenue is worse than previously thought - lower c...
media-releases
30 Apr 2013
The Australian Greens call on the Prime Minister to explain why she has put all options on the table to raise revenue except th...
media-releases
29 Apr 2013
Economists Ross Garnaut and John Quiggin have agreed with the Greens that the mining tax has significant flaws during a Senate ...
media-releases
16 Apr 2013
News the Federal Government will now require much better monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from coal seam ga...
media-releases
03 Apr 2013
The Senate Inquiry into the mining tax is holding a hearing today. The Greens will be asking the mining tax inquiry today ...
transcripts
02 Apr 2013
Christine Milne, Larissa Waters and Sarah Hanson-Young held a joint press conference in Melboure to talk about coal seam gas an...
media-releases
14 Feb 2013
Greens move to close loop hole which allow mining companies to exaggerate the value of their assets to get a higher tax break.
audio
14 Feb 2013
Christine Milne commented on the mining tax at the Senate Doors. The Treasuere is going to the G20 to encourage the G20 to stop...
media-releases
24 Jan 2013
With the failure of the mining tax and the government's refusal to fix it, it is time to remove the $2 billion a year diesel fu...