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Adam Bandt
Greens Leader & MP for Melbourne

Greens caution against weakening of IR laws, welcome Labor backing Greens’ gig-work policy

27 November, 2020 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, has said his party will fight moves to weaken the ‘better off overall test’ and welcomed Labor’s support for exte...

As Morrison prepares the ground to ditch Kyoto credits Liberals and Labor both failing 2030 test

20 November, 2020 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, says the Government is right to reconsider its 2030 climate ambitions, but needs to do far more than just drop th...

Greens the only friends of coal workers as Liberal and Labor remain in denial about ‘decades’ of coal

18 November, 2020 - The Australian Greens leader, Adam Bandt, has called on the leaders of the Liberal, Labor and National parties to stop peddling fantasies an...

Biden Climate Summit puts pressure on 2030 targets

13 November, 2020 - Time is ticking for the government and opposition to adopt science-based 2030 targets, with an upcoming US-led climate summit to be held bef...

Greens update MP Guidelines

12 November, 2020 - The Australian Greens Party Room has agreed to strengthen rules for Senators and MPs, making explicit a ban on sexual relations between any ...

Greens JobMaker amendment showdown pits House vs Senate

11 November, 2020 - The Parliament is potentially at an impasse over the government's JobMaker bill after an Australian Greens initiated amendment to the bill, ...

Fitzgibbon exit puts 2030 test on Labor

10 November, 2020 - Australian Greens Leader Adam Bandt has responded to Joel Fitzgibbon’s resignation by calling on Labor to join the Greens in pressuring Scot...

Biden win brings focus back onto 2030 targets

9 November, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt says the Greens will back a new climate bill from the crossbench, but that stronger action by 2030 is needed and tha...

Morrison must not remain idle as democracy attacked and climate test looms

6 November, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt has condemned the outright assault on American democracy launched by Donald Trump as he attempts to undermine the vo...

Morrison and McCormack a threat to Australia

4 November, 2020 - Responding to calls from the Deputy Prime Minister that he should resign for calling for a phase-out of coal, Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, has ...

People want an ICAC, Government offers them a sham: Bandt

2 November, 2020 -   Leader of the Australian Greens, Adam Bandt MP, has said the Government’s much anticipated response to growing concern about rorts in parl...

Labor's gas document a white flag on climate and renewable jobs

30 October, 2020 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, has responded to Labor’s reported capitulation to the Liberals on coal and gas by saying that with both parties ag...