The Australian Greens is one of the newest political parties in Australia. It was formally launched on August 30, 1992, but state-based Greens parties had existed since the early 1980s.
The Greens first came to prominence in Tasmania, where 5 Greens held the balance of power in the Tasmanian Legislative Assembly between 1989-92.
Two Greens senators represented Western Australia during the early 1990s, but Senator Bob Brown from Tasmania was the only representative of the party in the Federal Parliament between 1996-2002. By 2005, there were four Greens Senators. Following the 2007 election, there were five.
The Greens had their greatest success so far at the 2010 Federal election. Adam Bandt won the Melbourne electorate in the House of Representatives. From July 1, 2011, 9 Greens Senators who held the balance of power in the Senate.
Organisation, History, Personnel & Policies
- National Constitution 2002 (RTF)
- Charter of the Australian Greens
- An Early History of the Australian Greens
- Green Policy Statements – PDF document from Hawker-Britton (June 2011)
- All Policies – consolidated into one document (PDF) – March 2007
- Bob Brown biography (2007 PDF)
- Christine Milne – official biography (April 2012)
Parliamentary Representation
| Greens Representation In Australian Parliaments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Lower House | Upper House |
| Federal |
-
|
4
|
| NSW |
-
|
4
|
| Vic |
-
|
3
|
| Qld |
-
|
n/a
|
| SA |
-
|
1
|
| WA |
-
|
2
|
| Tas |
4
|
-
|
| ACT |
1
|
n/a
|
| NT |
-
|
n/a
|
| Total |
5
|
14
|
Official Web Sites
- Australian Greens
- YouTube
- ACT Greens
- NSW Greens
- NT Greens
- Queensland Greens
- The Greens South Australia
- Tasmanian Greens
- Victorian Greens
- The Greens Western Australia
- Senator Bob Brown (Tas)
- Official biography of Bob Brown – Facebook – MySpace – YouTube
- Senator Christine Milne (Tas) – Facebook – YouTube
- Senator Rachel Siewert (WA) – YouTube
News Items
Archived Posts
- Sep 18, 2014: Islamic State Beheadings Plot Alleged Following Terrorist Raid Arrests In Sydney And Brisbane
- Sep 14, 2014: ALP Supports Military Commitment To Iraq, Greens Opposed
- Sep 02, 2014: Mining Tax Abolished As Government Deals With Palmer
- Aug 27, 2014: Sen. Janet Rice (Greens-Vic) – Maiden Speech
- Jul 17, 2014: Greens React To Repeal Of Carbon Tax
- Jul 17, 2014: Labor Reacts To Repeal Of Carbon Tax With Commitment To Emissions Trading Scheme
- Jul 15, 2014: As Defeat Looms, Christine Milne Speaks Against Repeal Of Carbon Tax
- Jul 07, 2014: Senators Sworn In; New Balance Of Power As 2013 Federal Election Finally Complete
- Jun 25, 2014: Greg Hunt Says Carbon Tax Set To Be Abolished But Government Will Negotiate With Palmer
- Jun 23, 2014: Julie Bishop Treads Carefully In Reaction To Jailing Of Australian Journalist Peter Greste
- May 26, 2014: Scott Morrison Releases Robert Cornall Report Into Manus Island And Death Of Reza Berati
- May 23, 2014: Busting The Budget: Greens MP Condones Blocking Of Appropriation Bills By Senate
- May 15, 2014: Christine Milne Delivers Greens Response To Federal Budget; Pledges To Oppose Key Measures
- May 01, 2014: ALP And Greens Condemn Government Over Audit Commission Report
- Apr 06, 2014: Liberals Clinging To Three Seats In WA Senate Election; Labor Thrashed As Greens Triumph And Palmer Surges
- Mar 15, 2014: Liberals Win Outright Majority In Tasmania; Labor Crushed, Greens Punished
- Mar 03, 2014: Scott Ludlam Invites Tony Abbott To Western Australia: “We Want Our Country Back”
- Feb 08, 2014: Terri Butler Wins Griffith By-Election For ALP; Status Quo Result Sees 0.68% Swing To Liberals
- Jan 16, 2014: Tasmanian Election On March 15; Giddings Sacks Greens Ministers And Recalls Parliament
- Dec 30, 2013: Clive Palmer Releases Memorandum Of Understanding With Motoring Enthusiast Party
- Dec 18, 2013: Weatherill: Government Response To Holden Closure Pathetic
- Dec 18, 2013: High Court Throws Out NSW Election Donation Laws; Victory For Unions And Corporations
- Dec 17, 2013: MYEFO: Greens Say Focus Should Be On How To Raise Revenue, Call For End To Panic On Debt
- Dec 16, 2013: The Greens On Abbott: 100 Days, 40 Failures; Secretive, Cruel And Chaotic
- Dec 04, 2013: Greens Strike Deal With Abbott Government To Abolish Debt Ceiling
- Nov 29, 2013: Greens And Palmer Back GrainCorp Decision; ALP Says Hockey Acts In The Nationals Interest
- Nov 27, 2013: AEC Finalises $58 Million Of Election Funding To Candidates In Federal Election
- Nov 09, 2013: Government Tightens Rules On Parliamentarians’ Expenses Claims
- Nov 08, 2013: Missing W.A. Senate Votes Would Have Produced A One-Vote Turnaround
- Nov 04, 2013: W.A. Senate Result Declared
- Nov 02, 2013: Greens And Sports Party Prevail In WA Senate Count; Next Stop Court Of Disputed Returns
- Oct 31, 2013: AEC Loses 1,375 Votes In WA Senate Count; Mick Keelty To Investigate
- Oct 15, 2013: Abbott And Hunt Release Carbon Tax Repeal Legislation
- Oct 14, 2013: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
- Oct 10, 2013: Electoral Commissioner Orders Senate Recount In Western Australia
- Oct 04, 2013: AEC Defers Declaration Of W.A. Senate Poll To Consider Recount Request
- Oct 03, 2013: Electoral Commission Refuses Request For Senate Recount In W.A. – Greens To Appeal
- Oct 03, 2013: The New Senate Numbers And The Abbott Government
- Oct 02, 2013: Greens Seek Recount After Scott Ludlam Loses Western Australian Senate Seat
- Oct 01, 2013: Palmer Wins By 7 Votes, Triggering Recount; Final Senate Results Now On Way
- Sep 23, 2013: Christine Milne And Adam Bandt Re-Elected To Lead Greens
- Sep 07, 2013: Abbott Leads Coalition To Decisive Victory; Rudd Saves The Furniture And Quits ALP Leadership; Labor Loses 14 Seats With Lowest Primary Vote Since 1931
- Aug 24, 2013: Searching For The Nation’s Soul: Greens Launch Campaign For Federal Election
- Aug 04, 2013: Greens Leader Christine Milne Responds To Election Announcement
- Jun 27, 2013: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
- Feb 19, 2013: Senator Christine Milne’s Address To The National Press Club
- Feb 19, 2013: Greens End Agreement With Gillard Government
- Feb 13, 2013: Act Of Recognition Passes In House Of Representatives
- Feb 04, 2013: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
- Nov 21, 2012: Gillard Government Moves Yet Closer To Howard On Asylum Seekers
- Nov 01, 2012: Current Federal Parliamentary Party Leaders
- Sep 01, 2012: Liberals Remember The Labor-Greens Anniversary
- Apr 13, 2012: Bob Brown Resigns; Christine Milne New Greens Leader
- Mar 23, 2012: “Fellow Earthians” – Bob Brown’s Green Oration
- Feb 08, 2012: Balancing Act: The Australian Greens 2008-2011
- Feb 06, 2012: Gillard Presses On As Brown Claims Criticism Is Sexist
- May 19, 2011: Bob Brown Jousts With The “Hate Media”
- Feb 24, 2011: Details Of The Proposed Carbon Pricing Mechanism
- Feb 24, 2011: Gillard, Greens And Independents Agree On Carbon Price And Future ETS
- Jan 17, 2011: Coal Barons Should Help Pay For Catastrophes: Greens
- Dec 02, 2010: The March of Political Time
- Nov 15, 2010: House of Representatives Debates Gay Marriage Resolution
- Nov 15, 2010: Victorian Liberals Put The Greens Last As Labor Stitches Up A Deal
- Nov 05, 2010: Baillieu and Brumby Meet in Election Debate
- Nov 04, 2010: Giving Substance To The Words
- Oct 27, 2010: Kennett Savages Senator Helen Kroger Over Green Preferences
- Sep 07, 2010: Bob Brown Comments On Election Of Gillard Minority Government
- Sep 01, 2010: Greens Sign Agreement To Support Gillard
- Aug 18, 2010: Day 32: Look, They’re Voting
- Aug 16, 2010: Melbourne: Two Kinds Of Politics
- Aug 02, 2010: The ALP Is Losing And They Know It
- Jul 22, 2010: Day 5: In The Arena
- Nov 05, 2008: Greens Welcome Obama Election
- Oct 20, 2008: Australia Becoming Greener: Brown
- Oct 19, 2008: ACT Government Teeters; ALP Massacred In NSW By-Elections
- Oct 05, 2008: Queensland Labor MP Defects To Greens
- Nov 24, 2007: 2007 Federal Election Night Reports
- Oct 14, 2007: Howard Fails Vision For Australia Say Greens
- Sep 17, 2007: Current Federal Parliamentary Party Leaders
- May 10, 2007: Greens Budget Reply Speech: Senator Bob Brown
- May 08, 2007: Costello Is Frittering Away The Future Say Greens
- Dec 13, 2005: PM Fails Australia As Racist Division Continues: Brown
- Dec 09, 2005: Voluntary Student Unions Bill: Speech By Senator Kerry Nettle
- Nov 30, 2005: Martin Ferguson Attacks Greens Over Forests Policy
- Aug 07, 2005: Greens Say They Will Test New Senate On Day One
- Aug 29, 2004: Greens Welcome Spring Election
- Apr 25, 2004: Greens Accuse Howard Of Partisan Political Behaviour Over Anzac Iraq Visit
- Apr 14, 2004: Greens Renew Call For Royal Commission On Iraq Intelligence
- Mar 25, 2004: Greens Say Schieffer Should Butt Out
- Oct 25, 2003: Greens Claim Presiding Officers ‘Kowtowed’ To Chinese President
- Oct 23, 2003: President Bush Addresses Australian Parliament; Greens Ejected
- Aug 21, 2002: Greens Senator Kerry Nettle’s First Speech
- Jun 01, 2002: Greens Reaffirm Opposition To Privatisation Of Telstra
- Feb 17, 2001: Greens Win Balance Of Power In Western Australian Upper House
- Sep 02, 1999: Bob Brown On Climate Change
- Mar 31, 1999: Greens Win Protection Of Voting Rights For Youth And Prisoners
- Jan 01, 1999: An Early History Of The Australian Greens
- Aug 20, 1997: Bob Brown: The Greens, Hanson And The Death Of The Two-Party System
- Sep 10, 1996: Senator Bob Brown’s Maiden Speech to the Senate
- May 13, 1989: 1989 Tasmanian State Election
