News from Tasmanian Greens

Published: Wed 20 May 2015, 8:25pm

Last night’s Federal Budget has failed Tasmania’s health system by locking in savage funding cuts which will compromise the success of much needed structural reforms. [Read more]

Published: Wed 20 May 2015, 8:20pm

The Commonwealth Budget has failed public education in Tasmania by failing to deliver on years five and six of the Gonski funding reforms, and breaking an election promise to implement the full loadings for students [Read more]

Published: Wed 20 May 2015, 7:15pm

The Abbott federal budget is clearly more focused on investing in the Liberal Party’s future than it is about investing in the future of those doing it tough, or in rebuilding Tasmania’s education and health [Read more]

Published: Wed 20 May 2015, 6:55pm

The Greens have called for a halt on further public money being provided to the forestry industry in light of confirmation there has been at least one identified case of fraud, and other instances of [Read more]

Published: Wed 20 May 2015, 6:25pm

Greens Leader and Forestry spokesperson, Kim Booth MP today described Tasmania as a “state of confusion” as Treasurer Peter Gutwein, Minister for Resources Paul Harriss, and head of Forestry Tasmania Bob Annells, argue over whether [Read more]

Published: Wed 20 May 2015, 3:05pm

Nick McKim and Cassy O’Connor today paid tribute to Kim Booth’s long public career, and acknowledged his desire to put the needs of his family first. [Read more]

Published: Wed 20 May 2015, 12:20pm

Greens Leader Kim Booth MP has today announced he is resigning from the State Parliament, and as leader of the Tasmanian Greens effective Immediately, citing both family reasons and the need for Party renewal. [Read more]

Published: Wed 20 May 2015, 11:25am

The Hodgman government needs to urgently convene a Safe Community taskforce to develop a strategy to tackle the apparent increase in crime, including the recent spates in property crime, before it gets out of control, [Read more]

Published: Wed 20 May 2015, 11:20am

A second Basslink cable is a fools pipedream which risks taxpayer money, and higher power prices for local consumers, and is also an admission that the government does not have a long term plan to [Read more]

Published: Wed 20 May 2015, 10:55am

The Hodgman government must rule out lobbying for native forest logging waste and biomass to be included in the Renewable Energy Target, or admit they will be locking in ongoing public subsidisation of the logging [Read more]

Published: Tue 12 May 2015, 11:00am

“I can confirm that I have decided to nominate for pre-selection as a Senator for the Tasmanian Greens.” [Read more]

Published: Mon 4 May 2015, 3:20pm

  The Greens campaign team for Windermere and candidate Vanessa Bleyer deserve congratulations for their short but     effective campaign said Greens Leader Kim Booth MP today  .   [Read more]

Published: Tue 28 Apr 2015, 5:55pm

The Tasmanian Greens will table in Parliament this week a motion to establish an independent Commission of Inquiry into Forestry Tasmania, under the State’s Commissions of Inquiry Act 1995. [Read more]

Published: Wed 22 Apr 2015, 7:00pm

The Tasmanian Greens have called for the Hodgman government to close all state ports to the factory freezer supertrawler, the Geelong Star, in light of its unacceptable risks to local marine life and Tasmania’s Brand. [Read more]

Published: Mon 20 Apr 2015, 10:30pm

Forests Minister Paul Harriss faces growing pressure to clarify the status of his stalled review into Forestry Tasmania, with speculation he is intending to roll the Government Business Enterprise into a government department. [Read more]