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IPC correct to reject Star Casino overdevelopment

20 November, 2019 - Today the proposed Star casino town in Pyrmont has been rejected by the Independent Planning Commission. Greens planning spokesperson Jam...

‘Borrow a bag scheme’ could help reduce waste

20 November, 2019 - ‘Borrow a bag’ schemes are popping up around Canberra’s supermarkets and local shopping centres – a scheme that could be rolled out across C...

Australia no different to Saudi Arabia when it comes to the treatment of two Saudi journalists

19 November, 2019 - Greens Senators Janet Rice and Nick McKim have condemned the treatment of two Saudi journalists by the Australian government. Quotes attribu...

Greens Senator Calls on Banks to Join NAB in Animal Welfare Standards

19 November, 2019 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has welcomed National Australia Bank’s release of their Animal Welfar...

Foreign Aid Review Must Prompt Reset In Budget And Priorities: Greens

19 November, 2019 - Greens Foreign Aid Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to the Government's announcement of a review of Australia’s foreign a...

Greens welcome SA’s big battery expansion

19 November, 2019 - Greens Senator for South Australia Sarah Hanson-Young today welcomed the announcement SA’s ‘big battery’ would be expanded following investm...

The Latrobe Valley deserves a plan and clean jobs, not more coal-fired pipe dreams

19 November, 2019 - The Greens have responded to the recent statements from the CEO of Alinta Energy, Jeff Dimery, who predicted an early closure of the Loy Yan...

As climate bushfires continue government must reject CCS pipedream: Bandt

18 November, 2019 - Greens climate and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP has slammed the government’s latest push for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technolog...

Greens push for local content quotas ahead of Disney+ launch

18 November, 2019 - Ahead of the Disney+ launch in Australia on Tuesday, November 19, the Greens have made a renewed push for local content quotas for streaming...

Statement from Senator Larissa Waters

14 November, 2019 - The Greens absolutely do not support the statement made yesterday by Sherele Moody that firefighters are responsible for an increase in dome...

Government to pull safety net against injustice out from under vulnerable Victorians

14 November, 2019 - A bill is expected to pass parliament today that would abolish a long-standing right of appeal, despite opposition from the Victorian Greens...

Bushfire Emergency

13 November, 2019 - Bushfire Emergency Bushfires are currently devastating communities across Australia, tragically taking lives and destroying property. The...

Local Government Bill is a travesty for democracy in Victoria

13 November, 2019 - The Victorian Greens have come out swinging against Adam Somyurek MP’s proposed Local Government Bill, saying it would put councils up for s...

The Greens and Reason Party make history by joining forces for first ever co-sponsored bill

12 November, 2019 - The Victorian Greens and Reason Party will make history tomorrow when they table a co-sponsored bill introducing a two-year pill testing pil...

“Oil Spill Risk” too big to give oil giant green light in the Great Australian Bight

11 November, 2019 - Big oil copped another blow to their plans to drill in the Great Australian Bight today, with the government agency NOPSEMA, rejecting Norwe...