Greens call on Government to continue to support marine parks for Antarctica
The Australian Greens today expressed disappointment at the failure of the CCAMLR talks to establish the largest marine reserve on the planet and urged the Australian Government to continue their...
View ArticleRachel - Whaling Press Conference
Senator Rachel Siewert, Australian Greens spokesperson on Whaling, Marine and Fisheries said today the Federal Government should instigate a plan which uses monitoring vessels and aerial surveillance...
View ArticleGovernment needs to act ahead of Japanese whaling season
The Australian Greens say the Government needs to develop a plan for the upcoming whaling season and seek a commitment from Japan that the whaling fleet will be kept out of our territorial...
View ArticleJapanese Government increasingly desperate to avoid whaling scrutiny
The Australian Greens say the Japanese Government is taking increasingly desperate action to continue the brutal annual whale hunt in the Southern Ocean.A court ruling in the US has seen an injunction...
View ArticleGreens welcome South Korean decision to abandon whaling plans
Senator Rachel Siewert, Australian Greens spokesperson on whaling has welcomed the release of a circular by the International Whaling Commission confirming that South Korea will not undertake...
View ArticleBurke must protect Kangaroo Island blue whale feeding grounds
Australian Greens Marine spokesperson Senator Rachel Siewert says allowing oil and gas exploration off the coast of South Australia's Kangaroo Island would contradict other Government environmental...
View ArticleGovernment must act to stop whale slaughter
The Federal Government must tell the Japanese whaling fleet to immediately leave our waters, the Australian Greens said this morning."Australians will be outraged at news that a whale has been taken in...
View ArticleGovernment must act immediately to end whaling incursions
The Federal Government must act immediately and order the Korean flagged vessel Sun Laurel out of Australian waters, the Australian Greens said this morning."This vessel is reported to be refueling the...
View ArticleFuel spill in Antarctic waters hastens need for Government intervention
The Australian Greens say the Government must immediately act on further proof that heavy fuel oil has been brought into Australia's EEZ and investigate reports of a leakage from the Korean flagged...
View ArticleAntarctic tensions grow as Senate calls for Government action
The Senate has backed an Australian Greens motion calling for the Government to dispatch a monitoring vessel to observe ongoing whaling activities in our Antarctic territory, as videos emerge showing...
View ArticleJapanese Minister debunks whaling ‘research’ myth
The Australian Greens said today that the Japanese Fisheries Minister, Yoshimasa Hayash’s comments on his country’s whaling program have ended any pretence it based on scientific research.“The...
View ArticleInjunction needed as whaling fleet returns to the hunt
Senator Rachel Siewert, Australian Greens marine spokesperson says the Government must seek an immediate injunction against the Japanese whaling fleet, amid reports they have changed course and are now...
View ArticleBarnett and Woodside cling to obsolete plan to wreck James Price Point while...
Woodside and Colin Barnett's plan to wreck James Price Point is looking increasingly obsessive as leading companies turn their backs on obsolete onshore processing, the Greens said today.Speaking from...
View ArticleGreens to introduce bill to monitor whaling
A bill to ensure that if future whaling occurs in Australia's whale sanctuaries - either off Australia or Antarctica - a policing vessel is on the scene has been sent to the Opposition.The Bill is...
View ArticleWoodside withdrawal from James Price Point – could signal a big win for...
Reports that Woodside is shelving its planned Browse gas project at James Price Point could signal a big win for the Kimberley and the environment alike, the Greens said today."These are very...
View ArticleThe emperor needs to let go of James Price Point
Colin Barnett's bitter obsession with James Price Point must end, the WA Greens said today.Greens Senator for Western Australia Scott Ludlam said the State Government's plan to acquire the land despite...
View ArticleNational Whale Day Blog
Today is National Whale Day, and the International Fund for Animal Welfare have released a new report showing the increasing impact that human activity is having on whales and the need for better...
View ArticleSenate backs Greens motion as whaling case commences in ICJ
The Senate has backed an Australian Greens motion recognising the start of legal action in the International Court of Justice against Japanese whaling and urging the Government to ensure any resources...
View ArticlePotential Coalition-Greens unity ticket on whaling this summer
As Greens spokesperson on whaling, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson received a tour of the Sea Shepherd vessel in Hobart today, he took the unusual step of pointing out the areas of agreement with the...
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