Oil

Greens Leader’s statement on the Canberra convoy

Media Release | Spokesperson Bob Brown
Sunday 21st August 2011, 3:52pm
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"Some might call the predicted thousands of trucks descending on Canberra ending up as hundreds (ABC, 21/8/11) a ‘flop', but these Australians have every right to a peaceful presence on the parliamentary lawns," Greens Leader Bob Brown said today.


"It seems like the prime qualification to be there is to be angry about something - these are Abbott's angry people," Senator Brown said.


"But it seems their views on some issues are fairly shorted sighted, very ‘me-now'."


"The number of angry people in Canberra tomorrow will increase much more than the numbers of truckers arriving in town," Senator Brown predicted.


 


 

We're back in town

Blog Post | Blog of Sarah Hanson-Young
Tuesday 16th August 2011, 8:23am
by ParisLord in

We politicians are back in Canberra this morning after a five-week winter recess.

Shell, PTTEP applications should be full assessed - Greens

Media Release | Spokesperson Rachel Siewert
Friday 8th July 2011, 12:36pm
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The Australian Greens have questioned the Federal Environment Department's decision to allow Shell to drill near the newly-declared Ningaloo World Heritage area without a full environmental assessment.

James Price Point

Motion | Spokesperson Rachel Siewert, Scott Ludlam
Wednesday 6th July 2011, 4:29pm
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Senator SIEWERT & Senator LUDLAM: To move:

JPP arrests a 'sad reflection' on WA - Greens

Media Release | Spokesperson Rachel Siewert, Scott Ludlam
Tuesday 5th July 2011, 4:13pm
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The Australian Greens said today the arrest and forcible removal of protesters from James Price Point is an indictment on the process being undertaken to develop a LNG hub in the area.

Single oil and gas regulator an ‘important step’ – Greens

Media Release | Spokesperson Rachel Siewert
Wednesday 25th May 2011, 5:12pm
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Australian Greens marine spokesperson Senator Rachel Siewert says legislation to establish a national regulator for the offshore petroleum industry is an important step towards improving regulation of the oil and gas sector.

Government should keep Margaret River off resource exploration list- Greens

Media Release | Spokesperson Rachel Siewert
Monday 23rd May 2011, 1:54pm
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The Australian Greens have welcomed reports that no companies have taken up an exploration lease located off WA’s Margaret River region.

Federal budget’s ‘quarry vision’ for Western Australia

Media Release | Spokesperson Scott Ludlam
Wednesday 11th May 2011, 12:42pm
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The Federal Budget locks in a Canberra-centric view of Western Australia as the nation's quarry, regardless of the consequences for Western Australians, Greens senators for Western Australia said today.

"There is no serious attempt to address the growing gap in our two-speed economy," said Senator Rachel Siewert. "The budget seems primarily fixated with accelerating the mining boom, with no regard to the consequences for housing affordability, environmental and heritage protection or the damage being done to other sectors of the economy."

Greens vow to fight Ningaloo drilling

Media Release | Spokesperson Rachel Siewert
Tuesday 8th March 2011, 2:10pm
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The Australian Greens have condemned plans to explore for oil and gas at a depth of over 5km just 50km off WA's world-famous Ningaloo reef and are calling on the Federal Government to reject the proposal.

DEEP SEA DRILLING MORATORIUM

Motion | Spokesperson Rachel Siewert
Wednesday 2nd March 2011, 2:42pm
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Senator SIEWERT (Western Australia) (3.45 pm)—I move: That the Senate:

(a)    notes that the British High Court is hearing a legal challenge to the decision to allow deep sea drilling in the North Sea, based on the concern that the oil and gas industry has not demonstrated its readiness to effectively respond to a large-scale spill in deep water;