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13 years and going strong: the Greens’ International Development Committee

21 January, 2023 - This year marks 13 years of the Australian Greens’ International Development Committee (IDC). From providing election assistance to deliverin...

This is what we’re fighting for

20 January, 2023 - White Australia has a Blak future. As Senator Lidia Thorpe writes, We’re inviting everyone to join us on this healing journey and show solida...

Tassie devil vote absurd and disgraceful

20 January, 2023 - A plan to reduce the speed limit on a 25km stretch of road responsible for a quarter of Tasmanian devil deaths on state roads* was quashed la...

Underfunding to blame for inequality crisis in schools

20 January, 2023 - The Greens say the findings in today’s Productivity Commission report into the National School Reform Agreement (NSRA) are irrefutable eviden...

Invasion Day 2023

20 January, 2023 - It’s time to change the nation, as well as changing how we celebrate that national identity. By Senator Lidia Thorpe In 1938, Yorta Y...

Melbourne Water flood review lets Labor Government off the hook, Greens propose separate inquiry

20 January, 2023 - The Victorian Greens will push for a parliamentary inquiry into last year’s Maribyrnong River floods when Parliament returns, to close the ga...

Woodside needs to clean up after itself

19 January, 2023 - An oil tower containing toxic chemicals once used by Woodside to produce oil near the Ningaloo Reef ceased operations and should have been de...

Woodside needs to clean up after itself

19 January, 2023 - An oil tower containing toxic chemicals once used by Woodside to produce oil near the Ningaloo Reef ceased operations and should have be...

Greens Slam Potential Deal on Financial Accountability Regime

19 January, 2023 - The Greens have criticised the possibility of a deal between Labor and Liberal to pass the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) without fine...

Greens call for acceleration of gas code of conduct

19 January, 2023 - The Greens have called for the rapid introduction of an interim Mandatory Code of Conduct with teeth for gas companies, to lay bare the excus...

Funding fix needed to sustain national cultural institutions

18 January, 2023 - The Greens are calling for a long-term funding fix to sustain cultural institutions as part of the Albanese Government’s National Cultural Po...

Remembering the Canberra bushfires of 2003

18 January, 2023 - When four lives were lost in the Canberra bushfires of 18 January 2003, and almost 500 homes destroyed, our city changed forever. Almost 500 ...

Political sponsorship of Iranian actress, Katayoun Riahi

17 January, 2023 - Australian Greens Senator for South Australia Senator Sarah Hanson-Young is acting as a political sponsor for Iranian actress, Katayoun Riahi...

Matt Kean betrays NSW landowners with Hunter Gas Pipeline

17 January, 2023 - Late last week, NSW Treasurer and Minister for Energy Matt Kean signed an Authority to Survey (ATS) that gives enormous power to Santos’ Hunt...

Greens urge Labor to act on calls to raise Jobseeker in May’s budget

17 January, 2023 - Australian Greens spokesperson for social services, Senator Janet Rice, is again urging Minister Jim Chalmers to heed calls from the Greens, ...