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Sustainable Cities

80% of Australians live in cities, but planning and governance has long been fractured and market driven. We believe that the development of a national urban policy gives us a chance to change how we do cities, redeploying infrastructure spending away from urban freeways in favour of rapid public transport, urban consolidation and protection of urban bushland and waterways. There is a strong social justice component to this work, as Australians living in outer suburbs are vastly more vulnerable to increasing petrol prices and fluctuations in the housing market. 

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Uranium and our drinking water

22 Jan 2009
764 Senator Ludlam: To ask the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing-In regard to recent changes by the Unit...
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Newcastle Rail line closure

22 Jan 2009
Senator Ludlam: To ask the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Gov...
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Government should not waste opportunity to create sustainable cities for the future

06 Jan 2009
The Australian Greens say plans to overhaul the Sydney metro could create a sustainable city for the future, but only if they a...
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Federal Funding for Metropolitan Public Transport

06 Jan 2009
Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE Supplementary Budget Est...
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Federal funding for Road and Rail

06 Jan 2009
Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE Supplementary Budget Est...
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Major Cities Unit – Role and Functions

06 Jan 2009
Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE Supplementary Budget Est...
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Rudd off the rails on coal

12 Dec 2008
The Australian Greens Transport spokesperson, Senator Scott Ludlam today said the Prime Minister's announcement of $580 million...
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Greens: PM should boost public transport spending

12 Dec 2008
The Australian Greens are calling on the Federal Government to increase its investment in public transport, with the Prime Mini...
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Public transport key to averting rising mortgage defaults in outer metro area

04 Dec 2008
The Australian Greens have successfully moved a motion for a Senate Inquiry into Public Transport today, and are proposing subs...
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Greens Launch Public Transport Senate Inquiry

04 Dec 2008
World-class public transport must become a key component of nation building in the age of climate change and peak oil, and toda...
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