Paul O’Halloran MP Greens Health Spokesperson The Tasmanian Greens today said Forestry Tasmania was insulting the intelligence of Tasmanians and jeopardising their health, by persisting with forest management practices that do not even belong in the developing world. Greens Health spokesperson Paul O’Halloran MP said Forestry’s glossy brochure in daily newspapers yesterday was an attempt to brainwash Tasmanians [...]

Kim Booth MP Greens Forestry Spokesperson The Tasmanian Greens today called for the Primary Industries Minister Bryan Green MP to tell the whole truth about the Tamar Valley Pulp Mill project, when he meets with representatives from the Richard Chandler Corporation in Singapore. Greens Forestry spokesperson Kim Booth MP said that it’s unlikely the company would support the [...]

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Nick McKim MP Greens Leader The Tasmanian Greens have welcomed the Premier Lara Giddings’ apology over allegations that environmentalists had been involved in tree spiking. Greens Leader Nick McKim MP said it was important for all political leaders to try to restore calm and civility to the public debate over the necessary transition of Tasmania’s forest industry. “The Greens [...]

Cassy O’Connor MP Greens Environment spokesperson Labor’s refusal to commit to a state-based container deposit scheme was extremely disappointing and lacking in vision, the Tasmanian Greens said today. Green Environment spokesperson Cassy O’Connor MP said it’s not acceptable for Labor in government to continue to fob off the issue by saying that it’s waiting for a national approach. “Despite [...]

Paul O’Halloran MP Greens Health spokesperson The Tasmanian Greens are calling for an investigation into the potential for an “opt out” system for organ donations, as a means of increasing the worryingly low rate of donations in the state Greens Health spokesperson Paul O’Halloran MP said there is a serious need to increase organ donations, and urged all [...]

Nick McKim MP Greens Leader The Tasmanian Greens today said Forestry Tasmania has been exposed as attempting to secretly undermine the Forests Intergovernmental Agreement, with its own half-baked proposal. Greens Leader Nick McKim MP said reports that the agency is developing a “Plan B” should sound alarm bells for all Tasmanians, because it effectively places a Government authority [...]

Cassy O’Connor MP Greens Environment spokesperson Labor’s refusal to commit to a state-based container deposit scheme was extremely disappointing and lacking in vision, the Tasmanian Greens said today. Green Environment spokesperson Cassy O’Connor MP said it’s not acceptable for Labor in government to continue to fob off the issue by saying that it’s waiting for a national approach. “Despite [...]

Kim Booth MP Greens Forestry Spokesperson The Tasmanian Greens today condemned the Premier Lara Giddings’ outrageous and inflammatory accusations that Tasmanian conservationists had been involved in tree spiking. Green Forestry spokesperson Kim Booth MP said that if the Premier has evidence of tree spiking, as she claims to, then she should immediately refer it to the police. “If the [...]

Paul O’Halloran MP Greens Health Spokesperson The Tasmanian Greens have backed calls for an increased focus on preventative health, following the release of a study showing Tasmanians have the highest average blood pressure rates in the country. Greens Health spokesperson Paul O’Halloran MP said that the issue should form part of the focus of the Joint House Select [...]

Kim Booth MP Greens Forestry Spokesperson The Tasmanian Greens today proposed a solution to the current standoff over forestry, calling on Forestry Tasmania to utilise the state’s taxpayer-funded timber plantations instead of taxpayer-owned high conservation value forests. Greens Forestry spokesperson Kim Booth MP said that questions needed to be asked about why Forestry was refusing to supply Ta [...]

Nick McKim MP Greens Leader The Tasmanian Greens today said that the latest EMRS state voting intentions poll showed support for the party was consistent with the previous two polls. Greens Leader Nick McKim MP said that after a very slight increase in support for the Greens in the previous poll, the small decrease reported in the latest [...]

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Nick McKim Greens Leader & Franklin MP The Tasmanian Greens today said that the latest EMRS state voting intentions poll showed support for the party was consistent with the previous two polls. Greens Leader Nick McKim MP said that after a very slight increase in support for the Greens in the previous poll, the small decrease reported in [...]

Tim Morris MP Greens Treasury Spokesperson The Tasmanian Greens today said the Mid Year Financial Report 2011-12 contains no great surprises about the state’s finances, but once again highlights the urgent need for state-based taxation reform. Greens Treasury spokesperson Tim Morris MP said that with seven out of nine departments achieving savings targets, the State Government’s budget cuts [...]

Nick McKim MP Greens Leader The Tasmanian Greens today accused members of the Legislative Council, Liberal party and vested industry interests of being architects of the crisis facing the forestry industry, saying their refusal to acknowledge changes in the market will entrench community divisions. Greens Leader Nick McKim MP said that the main obstacle to achieving peace in [...]

Nick McKim MP Greens Leader The Tasmanian Greens said today that the best way to create prosperity and secure long-term jobs for the Tasmanian timber industry will be to end environmentally destructive forestry practices and to provide a product that the market wants. Greens Leader Nick McKim MP said that environmental activists are not the cause of Ta [...]

This year’s Valentine’s Day is seeing a push for marriage equality. And quite right too, because that is what is central to the Greens’ long-running campaign to bring about marriage equality in Australia: love. There are two private members Bills going before the Commonwealth Parliament, which would amend the Marriage Act to allow for same-sex marriages [...]

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Kim Booth MP Greens Forestry Spokesperson The Tasmanian Greens said today that the Ta Ann can immediately fix its market rejection problem by refusing to accept timber sourced from high conservation value (HCV) by Forestry Tasmania. Greens Forestry spokesperson Kim Booth MP was responding to Ta Ann’s claim that up to 40 workers will lose their jobs because [...]