Greens Join South Australian Students to Stop Uni Cuts
Australian Greens Leader Senator Christine Milne and Senator Sarah Hanson-Young have joined South Australian universities and students today to oppose Labor and Tony Abbott’s $2.3 billion university cuts.
No advantage; $7.5b of cruelty
It is shameful that the government has chosen to spend more than double on its no advantage rule and offshore processing regime than it has on its new education and disability programs over the forward estimates, the Australian Greens have said.
PM needs to visit children in Manus detention centre
The Greens are calling on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to visit the children in the Manus Island detention centre when she is in Papua New Guinea, while also urging for refugees in Australia to be given the right to work.
Dodgy desal deal a missed opportunity for SA
An Auditor General’s report released today has shown that proper process was not followed when the Federal Government chose to invest $328 million of tax payer money into the Adelaide desalination plant.
Refugee families have to be able to work, support themselves and contribute
The government’s plan to dump refugee families into the community without work rights or appropriate support will force thousands of children to live rough, putting their welfare at risk, the Australian Greens have said.
Essential for Australia to achieve marriage equality
An Essential poll has shown that the majority of people, regardless of which party they vote for, think the time for marriage equality has arrived, the Australian Greens said today.
Close Nauru now: Greens
As the Australian Government’s offshore detention regime stares down the barrel of another embarrassing legal defeat it should read the writing on the wall and make the honourable choice by shutting its island prisons now, the Australian Greens said.
Curtin Detention Centre no place for children
The government’s plan to send children to the Curtin Detention Centre is unacceptable, the Australian Greens said.
Greens bill to remove marriage discrimination
The Greens have congratulated New Zealand on taking the momentous step of achieving marriage equality and have today announced legislation designed to recognise same-sex marriages from overseas as equal and legal here in Australia.
New Zealand on verge of achieving marriage equality
The Australian Greens welcome news that the New Zealand Parliament is expected to vote in favour of marriage equality legislation tonight and lament the lack of leadership being shown by the old parties on this issue in Australia.
