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Adam Bandt
Greens Leader & MP for Melbourne

Gov's pathetic emissions figures based off dead livestock and shattered dreams

29 May, 2020 - Today’s pathetic emissions reduction figures confirm the government is set to waste another year in reducing carbon pollution instead of embracin...

Greens to push bill to extend JobKeeper & JobSeeker, invest in recovery

25 May, 2020 - With JobKeeper set for a $60b underspend, the Greens will introduce legislation to the Senate when Parliament resumes in June to extend JobSeeker...

Australian Greens condemn attempts to ratchet up repression in Hong Kong

22 May, 2020 - The Australian Greens condemn the Chinese Government’s plans to enact sweeping new national security laws in Hong Kong, with Leader of the Austra...

Statement from Leader of the Australian Greens Adam Bandt on news that JobKeeper estimates are $60 billion off

22 May, 2020 - "Wow." "Now Scott Morrison has no excuse not to extend JobKeeper to all who need it, retain the new JobSeeker rate, give a Jobs and Income Guaran...

Abbotsford Centrelink closure is savagery and incompetence

20 May, 2020 - Local Greens MP and Leader, Adam Bandt, has slammed Minister Stuart Robert’s decision to close the Abbotsford Centrelink this Friday. “The decisi...

Greens will fight gov gas push based on King Review

19 May, 2020 - With Scott Morrison gunning to use the findings of the King Review to back greenwashing attempts by the fossil fuel industry, the Greens say they...

Greens extend workers compensation to essential workers for COVID-19

13 May, 2020 - The NSW Greens have successfully amended emergency government legislation in NSW parliament to extend workers compensation benefits to cover COVI...

Statement on Nakba

13 May, 2020 - Adam Bandt, Leader of the Australian Greens: "I want to acknowledge that last month people around the world celebrated Yom Ha'atzmaut, the creati...

Greens introduce sick leave bill to prevent second wave

12 May, 2020 - The Australian Greens will today introduce a Bill into the Senate to provide Australian workers with fourteen days of paid sick leave to protect ...

Business on the money, we’ve got tackle the climate crisis and the economic recovery together

5 May, 2020 - The Australian Greens have thrown their support behind the push from big business to tackle the climate crisis and the economic recovery from the ...

Greens welcome ICC Chief Prosecutor's announcement on Palestine

4 May, 2020 - The Australian Greens welcome the recent announcement by the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court that she believes the court has ...

Modelling predicts ‘pandemic price tag’ for young people: $35,000

1 May, 2020 - Young people starting their first job following the COVID-19 crisis will earn on average $35,000 less than their peers over the next decade – a 6%...