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Union and climate groups back gas export tax amidst war profits

17 March, 2026 - The Australian Greens are renewing calls for a minimum 25 per cent tax on gas exports, echoing demands today from unions, environmental and cli...

Greens demand childcare subsidy boost for low-income families in the face of rate rises

17 March, 2026 - The Australian Greens are calling on the Labor Government to lift the maximum Child Care Subsidy (CCS) to 100 per cent of the hourly rate cap f...

Senate inquiry confirms CGT is an unfair tax break

17 March, 2026 - The Greens-led Senate Inquiry into the Capital Gains Tax discount has delivered findings critical of the CGT discount which should prompt refor...

Greens slam bike lanes rip up as fuel prices soar, say we need more cheap travel options as fuel prices soar

17 March, 2026 - The Victorian Greens have slammed Yarra Council and Mayor Stephen Jolly’s decision to rip up bike lanes as fuel prices skyrocket as farmers are...

State government failures on toxic algal bloom means federal action required

17 March, 2026 - Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says a damning 4 Corners report has revealed the SA State Government has put politics and PR spin ahead of th...

Greens step in to help Labor with its climate homework through motion in ACT Assembly

17 March, 2026 - Having taken no climate policies to the last election, Canberrans are rightly left wondering what exactly is going on inside ACT Labor. Did the...

Inquiry into CSIRO funding cuts reveals grim future for Australia

13 March, 2026 - A Senate inquiry hearing into the job and program cuts at the CSIRO, Australia’s leading scientific research agency, has revealed low morale fo...

Australian Greens statement on the death of Sultan Ali Keshtmand

13 March, 2026 - The Australian Greens extend their condolences to Hazara communities in Australia and around the world following the passing of Sultan Ali Kesh...

Bluesfest cancellation shows urgent support needed to help Australia’s live music industry

13 March, 2026 - Quotes attributable to Greens spokesperson for the arts, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young: “The cancellation of Bluesfest today is another devasta...

Labor wasted billions on property tax breaks

13 March, 2026 - Labor has wasted $53 billion on tax concessions for wealthy property investors since it came to power in 2022, according to new data compiled b...

ACMA asleep at the wheel. Again.

12 March, 2026 - Quotes attributable to Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens spokesperson for communications and Chair of the Senate Inquiry into Triple 0 service...

The War Parties pass law to shut the door on Iranian refugees

12 March, 2026 - Today the War Parties, Labor, One Nation and the Liberals voted together to pass a Bill that will slam the door on Iranians fleeing a war they ...

The War Parties pass law to shut the door on Iranian refugees

12 March, 2026 - Today the War Parties, Labor, One Nation and the Liberals voted together to pass a Bill that will slam the door on Iranians fleeing a war they ...

Greens oppose security agencies' veto over Royal Commission evidence

12 March, 2026 - Today, the Albanese Labor Government, with the support of the Liberals, handed security agencies a veto over what information can be given to R...