Tag: Brown, Bob
Greens call for investigation into Gunns lawsuit
Bob Brown calls for probe over how Gunns got the names of 13 protesters who shut down one its woodchip mills.[MORE]
Call for PM to protect parrot
The Australian Greens leader, Bob Brown, is demanding the Prime Minister intervene to protect a rare parrot species from possible extinction.[MORE]
Brown loses High Court battle to save Tas forest
Greens leader Bob Brown has lost a last ditch attempt to stop the logging of Tasmania's Wielangta State Forest.[MORE]
Garnaut report a call to action, says Brown
Greens leader Bob Brown says the interim report being released today on climate change is another warning about the need to act quickly to cut emissions.[MORE]
Aborigines should respond to apology in Parliament: Greens
Bob Brown has hit out at the Government's refusal to allow Indigenous people to respond to the apology in Parliament.[MORE]
Greens won't rubber stamp Labor policy: Brown
The Greens are warning the Federal Government not to expect a blanket endorsement of its legislation in the Senate.[MORE]
Brown urges Rudd to target whalers
Greens leader Bob Brown has called on the incoming Labor Government to stop Japanese woodchip ships from docking in Australian ports, in protest against Japan's whaling program.[MORE]
Brown expects ALP rethink on pulp mill
Australian Greens leader Bob Brown says he expects Labor to review its support for the controversial pulp mill planned for northern Tasmania.[MORE]
Bob Brown hails Labor victory
Greens leader Bob Brown has congratulated Kevin Rudd on his election win and hailed the result as a win for the green vote.[MORE]
Greens riding high on quota
Greens supporters are celebrating the news that their leader and Senate candidate Bob Brown is sitting on one point three quotas.[MORE]
Greens not confident of second senate seat
Green candidates are polling well across the five Tasmanian seats.[MORE]
Polling close in Lyons
In Lyons, Labor's Dick Adams and Geoff page for the Liberals are neck and neck in early counting about about 1,000 votes each.[MORE]
Greens preferences crucial, Brown declares
Greens leader Bob Brown says Greens preferences will determine who takes Government.[MORE]
Votes cast in potential cliffhanger
Australians right across the country are casting their votes today, as polling booths in every state and territory open for the federal election.[MORE]
Brown still hoping for Gunns reversal
Federal Greens leader Bob Brown says he still thinks the Gunns pulp mill in Tasmania's Tamar Valley can be stopped, even though both major parties support the project.[MORE]
Greens-Labor controlled Senate more popular, Brown says
The Australian Greens are claiming majority public support for a Greens-Labor controlled Senate after the election.[MORE]
Greens astounded as Flannery backs Turnbull
Greens leader Bob Brown has attacked environmental scientist Dr Tim Flannery for endorsing Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull. [MORE]
Leaders gear up for final campaign week
Prime Minister John Howard and Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd will criss-cross the country during the final five days of the federal election campaign. [MORE]
Greens accuse PM of climate change negligence
Greens leader Bob Brown has accused Prime Minister John Howard of leading Australia into a climate change catastrophe.[MORE]
Brown slams timber industry, Coalition election tactics
Australian Greens leader Senator Bob Brown says the Coalition and Timber Communities Australia (TCA) are using the same advertising tactics against his party in the last days of election campaigning.[MORE]
Brown urges Labor to invest in environment
Greens Senator Bob Brown is encouraging Labor leader Kevin Rudd to set tough environmental goals in the party's official campaign launch tomorrow.[MORE]
Greens push for Coral Sea protection
Greens leader Bob Brown is calling on the next federal government to extend the borders of the Great Barrier Reef National Park off Queensland to protect the Coral Sea from oil and gas exploration. [MORE]
Greens announce renewable energy policy
The Greens have unveiled a new policy which would encourage the use of unsustainable agricultural land for renewable energy.[MORE]
Tens of thousands march for climate change action
Australians in 60 cities and towns have taken to the streets today to ask the major political parties to make a stronger commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.[MORE]
Plan for ABC kids' channel draws fire
The federal Coalition has today announced funding for a special children's television channel on the ABC, but the Greens and Friends of the ABC have criticised the move.[MORE]
