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political party, Australia
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Greens MLA Laura Nuttall wins fifth and final seat in Tuggeranong-based electorate of Brindabella
• Oct. 24, 2024, 1:06 PM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Despite having lost almost half of their six Legislative Assembly seats the ACT Greens still have a 'very strong base'
• Oct. 22, 2024, 8:27 AM ET (ABC News (Australia))
Revealed: University of Sydney spent millions more on consultants than repaying wages of casual staff
• Oct. 10, 2024, 9:50 AM ET (The Guardian)
the Greens, Australian environmentalist political party founded in 1992. It had its origins in the United Tasmania Group (UTG), one of the world’s first Green political parties. The environmental movement of the 1960s in Australia was primarily made up of small groups until a proposed hydroelectric project that would have flooded and enlarged Tasmania’s Lake Pedder spurred the locals to collective action. Meeting at the Hobart town hall in 1972, the UTG formulated a charter that emphasized sustainable growth, peaceful resolution of conflict, and preservation of natural resources. While the campaign to preserve Lake Pedder ultimately failed, a few years ...(100 of 403 words)