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The Australian Greens is one of the newest political parties in Australia. It is a phenomenon of the 1980s, arising out of a number of environmental battles of that time, such as the fight to save the Franklin Dam in Tasmania. The party 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 and 2013 Federal elections. Adam Bandt won the Melbourne electorate in the House of Representatives in 2010 and was comfortably re-elected in 2013. From July 1, 2011, 9 Greens Senators held the balance of power in the Senate. Following the 2013 Federal election, the Greens held 10 senators and shared the balance of power with a range of crossbenchers.

Senator Christine Milne replaced Senator Bob Brown as leader of the party in 2012. She retired in 2015 and was replaced by Victorian Senator Richard Di Natale.

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December 5, 2017: Sen. Andrew Bartlett (Greens-Qld) – Maiden Speech
November 29, 2017: Sen. Jordon Steele-John (Greens-WA) – Maiden Speech
July 14, 2017: Scott Ludlam Resigns From The Senate; Victim Of Section 44 Dual Citizenship Rule
May 10, 2017: Women In The 45th Australian Parliament
April 1, 2017: Who’s Left – The Surviving Members Of Every House Of Representatives Since 1949
February 7, 2017: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
September 15, 2016: Final Two-Party Figures: Coalition Won 2016 Election With 50.36%; Swing To Labor Of 3.13%
September 12, 2016: Shorten And Bandt Introduce Bills To Legalise Same-Sex Marriage
August 31, 2016: Coalition-Labor Deal On Rotation Of Members Confirmed By Senate
August 30, 2016: 45th Parliament Opens; Members And Senators Sworn In; House Speaker And Senate President Re-Elected Unopposed
August 30, 2016: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
August 29, 2016: Xenophon Senators Will Oppose Same-Sex Marriage Plebiscite; Senate Now Seems Certain To Oppose Poll
August 24, 2016: 2016 House Of Representatives Primary Votes: State-By-State Breakdown
August 22, 2016: 2016 Senate Votes: A Higher But Fragmented Vote For Minor And Micro Parties
August 21, 2016: The New Senate: The Defeated, The Retired, The New And The Returning
August 20, 2016: MPs Who Won Their Seats On First Preferences In The 2016 Federal Election
August 17, 2016: Election Funding Payments: 2016 Federal Election
August 12, 2016: Government And ALP Agree On Senate Terms; First Elected To Get 6 Years
August 10, 2016: Andrew Leigh: “If They Can’t Manage The Census, How Can They Manage The Other Arms Of Government?”
August 9, 2016: Greens Leadership Team Re-Elected Unopposed
August 4, 2016: Getting Things Done In The New Senate
August 4, 2016: One Nation Wins Another Seat In NSW; Coalition Loses One More, Leyonhjelm Returns; Crossbench Grows To 20
August 4, 2016: One Nation Wins Two Queensland Senate Seats; Coalition Loses Ground; ALP And Greens Unchanged
August 3, 2016: Victorian Senate Results Finalised; Liberals Gain 1, Greens Keep 2, Hinch Elected
August 2, 2016: South Australian Senate Results Finalised; Xenophon Soars As Liberals, ALP And Greens Lose Ground; Bob Day Re-Elected
August 1, 2016: Western Australian Senate Results Finalised; One Nation Wins Second Seat
July 27, 2016: Tasmanian Senate Results Finalised; ALP, Liberals, Greens And Lambie Take All 12 Seats
July 27, 2016: Election Funding Payments: 2016 Federal Election
July 11, 2016: Is Melbourne Ports Going To Be The Surprise Result In The Election?
July 6, 2016: Undecided Seats: Turnbull Edges Towards Narrow Victory
July 5, 2016: Update On Undecided Seats – Hung Parliament Looks Most Likely
July 3, 2016: House Of Representatives Undecided Seats: Latest Figures
July 3, 2016: Provisional List Of House Of Representatives Seat Winners
July 3, 2016: Turnbull Likely To Win Narrowly As Voters Punish Coalition; ALP Secures Nationwide Swing Of 3.18% But Falls Short
June 24, 2016: Greens Commercial: Vision For Western Australia
June 15, 2016: The Greening Of Labor: Liberals Step Up Attack On Greens Influence
June 14, 2016: Stand Up For What Matters: Greens Television Advertisement
June 12, 2016: Election Gets Willing As Preference Deals Announced; Turnbull Says Libs Will Put Greens Last
June 11, 2016: A Cautionary Tale: Senate Votes In The 2013 Federal Election
June 10, 2016: Parties And Groups Contesting The Senate In The 2016 Federal Election
June 10, 2016: Breakdown Of House Nominations: 2016 Federal Election
June 10, 2016: Nominations – House of Representatives & Senate 2016
May 8, 2016: Double Disappointment Day: Greens React To Election Announcement
February 22, 2016: Turnbull Announces Senate Voting Reforms; Group Voting Tickets Abolished
February 11, 2016: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
September 21, 2015: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
December 1, 2014: Charter And Constitution Of The Australian Greens – 2014
September 18, 2014: Islamic State Beheadings Plot Alleged Following Terrorist Raid Arrests In Sydney And Brisbane
September 14, 2014: ALP Supports Military Commitment To Iraq, Greens Opposed
September 2, 2014: Mining Tax Abolished As Government Deals With Palmer
August 27, 2014: Sen. Janet Rice (Greens-Vic) – Maiden Speech
July 17, 2014: Greens React To Repeal Of Carbon Tax
July 17, 2014: Labor Reacts To Repeal Of Carbon Tax With Commitment To Emissions Trading Scheme
July 15, 2014: As Defeat Looms, Christine Milne Speaks Against Repeal Of Carbon Tax
July 7, 2014: Senators Sworn In; New Balance Of Power As 2013 Federal Election Finally Complete
June 25, 2014: Greg Hunt Says Carbon Tax Set To Be Abolished But Government Will Negotiate With Palmer
June 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 1, 2014: ALP And Greens Condemn Government Over Audit Commission Report
April 6, 2014: Liberals Clinging To Three Seats In WA Senate Election; Labor Thrashed As Greens Triumph And Palmer Surges
March 15, 2014: Liberals Win Outright Majority In Tasmania; Labor Crushed, Greens Punished
March 3, 2014: Scott Ludlam Invites Tony Abbott To Western Australia: “We Want Our Country Back”
February 8, 2014: Terri Butler Wins Griffith By-Election For ALP; Status Quo Result Sees 0.68% Swing To Liberals
January 16, 2014: Tasmanian Election On March 15; Giddings Sacks Greens Ministers And Recalls Parliament
December 30, 2013: Clive Palmer Releases Memorandum Of Understanding With Motoring Enthusiast Party
December 18, 2013: Weatherill: Government Response To Holden Closure Pathetic
December 18, 2013: High Court Throws Out NSW Election Donation Laws; Victory For Unions And Corporations
December 17, 2013: MYEFO: Greens Say Focus Should Be On How To Raise Revenue, Call For End To Panic On Debt
December 16, 2013: The Greens On Abbott: 100 Days, 40 Failures; Secretive, Cruel And Chaotic
December 4, 2013: Greens Strike Deal With Abbott Government To Abolish Debt Ceiling
November 29, 2013: Greens And Palmer Back GrainCorp Decision; ALP Says Hockey Acts In The Nationals Interest
November 27, 2013: AEC Finalises $58 Million Of Election Funding To Candidates In Federal Election
November 27, 2013: Election Funding Payments: 2013 Federal Election
November 9, 2013: Government Tightens Rules On Parliamentarians’ Expenses Claims
November 8, 2013: Missing W.A. Senate Votes Would Have Produced A One-Vote Turnaround
November 4, 2013: W.A. Senate Result Declared
November 2, 2013: Greens And Sports Party Prevail In WA Senate Count; Next Stop Court Of Disputed Returns
October 31, 2013: AEC Loses 1,375 Votes In WA Senate Count; Mick Keelty To Investigate
October 31, 2013: Seats Changing Hands At The 2013 Federal Election
October 15, 2013: Abbott And Hunt Release Carbon Tax Repeal Legislation
October 14, 2013: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
October 10, 2013: Electoral Commissioner Orders Senate Recount In Western Australia
October 4, 2013: AEC Defers Declaration Of W.A. Senate Poll To Consider Recount Request
October 3, 2013: Electoral Commission Refuses Request For Senate Recount In W.A. – Greens To Appeal
October 3, 2013: The New Senate Numbers And The Abbott Government
October 2, 2013: Greens Seek Recount After Scott Ludlam Loses Western Australian Senate Seat
October 1, 2013: Palmer Wins By 7 Votes, Triggering Recount; Final Senate Results Now On Way
September 23, 2013: Christine Milne And Adam Bandt Re-Elected To Lead Greens
September 7, 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
September 6, 2013: Australian Greens 2013 Federal Election Platform
August 24, 2013: Searching For The Nation’s Soul: Greens Launch Campaign For Federal Election
August 4, 2013: Greens Leader Christine Milne Responds To Election Announcement
June 27, 2013: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
February 19, 2013: Senator Christine Milne’s Address To The National Press Club
February 19, 2013: Greens End Agreement With Gillard Government
February 13, 2013: Act Of Recognition Passes In House Of Representatives
February 4, 2013: Current Federal Parliamentary Leaders
November 21, 2012: Gillard Government Moves Yet Closer To Howard On Asylum Seekers
November 1, 2012: Current Federal Parliamentary Party Leaders
September 1, 2012: Liberals Remember The Labor-Greens Anniversary
July 1, 2012: Australian Greens Policies – 2012
April 13, 2012: Biography Of Senator Christine Milne, Australian Greens Leader
April 13, 2012: Bob Brown Resigns; Christine Milne New Greens Leader
March 23, 2012: “Fellow Earthians” – Bob Brown’s Green Oration
February 8, 2012: Balancing Act: The Australian Greens 2008-2011
February 6, 2012: Gillard Presses On As Brown Claims Criticism Is Sexist
June 1, 2011: Greens Policy Statements – Hawker Britton
May 19, 2011: Bob Brown Jousts With The “Hate Media”
February 24, 2011: Details Of The Proposed Carbon Pricing Mechanism
February 24, 2011: Gillard, Greens And Independents Agree On Carbon Price And Future ETS
January 17, 2011: Coal Barons Should Help Pay For Catastrophes: Greens
December 2, 2010: The March of Political Time
November 15, 2010: House of Representatives Debates Gay Marriage Resolution
November 15, 2010: Victorian Liberals Put The Greens Last As Labor Stitches Up A Deal
November 5, 2010: Baillieu and Brumby Meet in Election Debate
November 4, 2010: Giving Substance To The Words
October 29, 2010: Election Funding Payments: 2010 Federal Election
October 27, 2010: Kennett Savages Senator Helen Kroger Over Green Preferences
September 30, 2010: Seats Changing Hands At The 2010 Federal Election
September 7, 2010: Bob Brown Comments On Election Of Gillard Minority Government
September 1, 2010: Greens Sign Agreement To Support Gillard
August 18, 2010: Day 32: Look, They’re Voting
August 16, 2010: Melbourne: Two Kinds Of Politics
August 2, 2010: The ALP Is Losing And They Know It
July 22, 2010: Day 5: In The Arena
November 5, 2008: Greens Welcome Obama Election
October 20, 2008: Australia Becoming Greener: Brown
October 19, 2008: ACT Government Teeters; ALP Massacred In NSW By-Elections
October 5, 2008: Queensland Labor MP Defects To Greens
July 7, 2008: Tasmanian Greens MP Peg Putt’s Resignation Speech
December 20, 2007: Seats Changing Hands At The 2007 Federal Election
November 24, 2007: 2007 Federal Election Night Reports
October 14, 2007: Howard Fails Vision For Australia Say Greens
September 17, 2007: Current Federal Parliamentary Party Leaders
May 10, 2007: Biography Of Senator Bob Brown, Australian Greens Leader
May 10, 2007: Greens Budget Reply Speech: Senator Bob Brown
May 8, 2007: Costello Is Frittering Away The Future Say Greens
March 15, 2007: Australian Greens Policies – 2007
December 13, 2005: PM Fails Australia As Racist Division Continues: Brown
December 9, 2005: Voluntary Student Unions Bill: Speech By Senator Kerry Nettle
November 30, 2005: Martin Ferguson Attacks Greens Over Forests Policy
August 7, 2005: Greens Say They Will Test New Senate On Day One
December 9, 2004: Election Funding Payments: 2004 Federal Election
October 31, 2004: Seats Changing Hands At The 2004 Federal Election
August 29, 2004: Greens Welcome Spring Election
April 25, 2004: Greens Accuse Howard Of Partisan Political Behaviour Over Anzac Iraq Visit
April 14, 2004: Greens Renew Call For Royal Commission On Iraq Intelligence
March 25, 2004: Greens Say Schieffer Should Butt Out
October 25, 2003: Greens Claim Presiding Officers ‘Kowtowed’ To Chinese President
October 23, 2003: President Bush Addresses Australian Parliament; Greens Ejected
May 23, 2003: Greens Condemn Howard Over Hollingworth
May 13, 2003: Greens Say Budget Lacks Humanity And Robs Environment
May 11, 2003: Step Out Not Down: Bob Brown
May 5, 2003: Minor Parties Oppose US Free Trade Agreement
October 19, 2002: Greens Win Cunningham In Historic By-Election
September 15, 2002: Australian Greens 2002 National Constitution
August 21, 2002: Greens Senator Kerry Nettle’s First Speech
June 1, 2002: Greens Reaffirm Opposition To Privatisation Of Telstra
December 6, 2001: Election Funding Payments: 2001 Federal Election
November 10, 2001: Senator Bob Brown (Greens-Tas) Bass How-To-Vote Card 2001
April 15, 2001: Victorian Greens Nominate Senate Candidate
February 17, 2001: Greens Win Balance Of Power In Western Australian Upper House
October 1, 2000: Charter Of The Australian Greens – 2000
August 12, 2000: Labor Wins Isaacs By-Election With 7.75% Primary Swing
September 2, 1999: Bob Brown On Climate Change
March 31, 1999: Greens Win Protection Of Voting Rights For Youth And Prisoners
January 1, 1999: An Early History Of The Australian Greens
November 27, 1998: Election Funding Payments: 1998 Federal Election
October 4, 1998: VCEpolitics.com: 1998 Federal Election – Week 6 Aftermath
August 20, 1997: Bob Brown: The Greens, Hanson And The Death Of The Two-Party System
September 10, 1996: Senator Bob Brown’s Maiden Speech to the Senate