Finance & Administration
It is often very difficult to find clear information about how the Government has, or intends to spend money. Particularly at election time, many grand and expensive promises are made, yet frequently the money is not ultimately spent, or the opposite, many commitments turn out to be much more expensive than claimed. The Greens are determined to hold the Government to account and are working to ensure that budget information is reported in a way that makes it simple for everybody to find detailed information about what has been promised and how much has been spent.
In addition the Greens will continue to scrutinise the Department of Finance and Deregulation's management of the Australian Government’s non-defence domestic property portfolio and key asset sales.
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13 May 2011
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown discusses the federal budget with ABC Hobart’s Leon Compton.
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11 May 2011
Australian Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown spoke with ABC News Radio's Fran Kelly about the 2011-12 federal budget.
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10 May 2011
Senator Bob Brown held a press conference where he discussed the government's 2011-12 federal budget.
media-releases
10 May 2011
Public mental health and private mineral wealth are the big winners out of this year's budget, Greens Leader Bob Brown said tod...
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09 May 2011
Australian Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown was interviewed on Channel 10's Meet the Press program ahead of the 2011 Federal Budget.
media-releases
08 May 2011
Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown will move in Parliament this week to get the Productivity Commission to examine the developm...
news-stories
06 May 2011
The following is an article by Australian Financial Review Chief Political Correspondent David Crowe that first appeared in the...
media-releases
05 May 2011
The Australian Greens will push for a sovereign wealth fund to help fund the needs of future generations, as well as seek to im...
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15 Apr 2011
Australian Greens Leader Senator Bob Brown gave a press conference where he discussed the Brighton Bypass in Tasmania, the upco...
media-releases
07 Apr 2011
Treasury costings for a proposed savings measure, released by Greens Leader Bob Brown in Canberra today, show almost $1 billion...