Wombats Fate Remains Unresolved
Greens’ Animal Welfare Spokesperson Tammy Franks has again raised concerns over the fate of South Australia’s faunal emblem, the Southern Hairy Nose Wombat. Unanswered questions from eighteen months ago concerning the plight of the wombats typify the Rann/Weatherill Government’s approach that risks condemning the Murraylands population of wombats to localised extinction.
Close Nauru now: Greens
As the Australian Government’s offshore detention regime stares down the barrel of another embarrassing legal defeat it should read the writing on the wall and make the honourable choice by shutting its island prisons now, the Australian Greens said.
Apathy on Course Reignites Jumps Law Debate
Greens’ Animal Welfare spokesperson Tammy Franks has welcomed the announcement that the third jumps race of the season at Gawler tomorrow (April 25) has been cancelled due to a lack of nominations.
Policy beats politics as Premier gets on with Gonski
Opposition leader Tony Abbott must re-evaluate his position on the Gonski school funding reforms in light of New South Wales's partnership with the Federal Government, say the Australian Greens.
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