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 5 Senators.
The Greens had their greatest success so far at the 2008 Federal election. Adam Bandt won the Melbourne electorate in the House of Representatives. From July 1, 2011, there will be 9 Greens Senators who will hold the balance of power in the upper house.
Party Organisation & History
Policies
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
- Gillard Presses On As Brown Claims Criticism Is Sexist - February 6, 2012
- Bob Brown Jousts With The Media - May 19, 2011
- Coal Barons Should Help Pay For Catastrophes: Greens - January 17, 2011
- House of Representatives Debates Gay Marriage Resolution - November 15, 2010
- Victorian Liberals Put The Greens Last As Labor Stitches Up A Deal - November 15, 2010
- Baillieu and Brumby Meet in Election Debate - November 5, 2010
- Giving Substance To The Words - November 4, 2010
- Kennett Savages Senator Helen Kroger Over Green Preferences - October 27, 2010
- Greens Welcome Obama Election - November 5, 2008
- Australia Becoming Greener: Brown - October 20, 2008
- ACT Government Teeters; ALP Massacred In NSW By-Elections - October 19, 2008
- Queensland Labor MP Defects To Greens - October 5, 2008
- 2007 Federal Election Night Reports - November 24, 2007
- Howard Fails Vision For Australia Say Greens - October 14, 2007
- Greens Budget Reply Speech: Senator Bob Brown - May 10, 2007
- Costello Is Frittering Away The Future Say Greens - May 8, 2007
- Greens Say They Will Test New Senate On Day One - August 7, 2005
- President George W. Bush Addresses Australian Parliament - October 23, 2003
