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Greens-led, Labor-backed effort to block Coalition from underwriting coal-fired generation in Australia narrowly defeated in Parliament.

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Greens establish Senate Inquiry into “fair dinkum power”

Sophie Vorrath15 November 201815 November 2018

Senate votes to create Select Committee into Fair Dinkum Power, an inquiry proposed by Australian Greens to cut through federal Coalition's “meaningless, misleading” energy policy.

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Greens EV policy calls for ban on new petrol cars by 2030

Sophie Vorrath13 March 201812 March 2018

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Greens unveil policy promising to ban new petrol and diesel cars by 2030, cut tax and rego costs for EVs, and to fund charging infrastructure.

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Greens call to buy back the grid, in power play against ALP

Sophie Vorrath2 February 2018

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Australian Greens call on federal Labor to take a stance on ownership of the nation’s electricity grid, after unveiling a policy proposal that would seek to return it to...

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WA grid could be 100% renewable by 2030, say Greens

Sophie Vorrath6 February 20176 February 2017

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Greens say WA's SWIS grid could shift to 100% renewables by 2030 for cheaper than business as usual.

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Greens’ Rattenbury to replace Corbell as ACT climate minister

Sophie Vorrath31 October 201631 October 2016

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Shane Rattenbury to replace Simon Corbell as ACT climate minister, marking second time a Greens member appointed in any Australian ministry.

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Greens policy targets solar for schools, democratisation of grid

Sophie Vorrath6 June 2016

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Greens launch final plank of renewables policy featuring $192m solar support package for schools and suite of measures to reform electricity market and rules.

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Greens electric vehicle policy aims for 31,000 more EVs on roads by 2021

Sophie Vorrath18 May 201618 May 2016

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Greens policy would offer free registration and government grants to add 31,000 electric vehicles to Australian roads in five years.

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Greens set 90% renewables target for 2030, aim to double efficiency of grid

Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson22 November 201522 November 2015

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Greens unveil plan for a 90 per cent renewable energy target - by 2030. Leader Richard di Natale says major parties have locked the country into industries of the...