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Adam Bandt
Greens Leader & MP for Melbourne

Greens call for public ownership of Virgin

15 April, 2020 - Greens leader Adam Bandt and transport spokesperson Senator Janet Rice have called for public ownership of Virgin in light of reports the airli...

Set up a COVID response committee to keep democracy healthy: Greens

2 April, 2020 - The Australian Parliament should set up a cross-parliamentary committee to oversee the government’s pandemic and ensure democratic checks and ba...

Greens to amend wage subsidy to cover extra 1M casuals

31 March, 2020 - By excluding casuals engaged for less than 12 months, Scott Morrison’s flat wage subsidy will fail to keep Australians employed, and still repr...

Greens call for 80% Wage Guarantee, rent and mortgage holidays

27 March, 2020 - Australia should look to the UK’s 80% wage subsidy as a model for getting workers through the COVID-19 crisis, Leader of the Australian Greens ...

Greens urge Australian Government to intervene in case of Australian citizen detained in China

26 March, 2020 - The Australian Greens condemn in the strongest terms the Chinese Government’s decision to formally indict Australian citizen Dr Yang Hengjun on...

Greens call for urgent nation-wide extension of workers compensation benefits to cover COVID-19

24 March, 2020 - Too many workers don’t have leave entitlements to allow them to economically survive a diagnosis of COVID-19. Frontline staff in people-facing ...

Lack of wage, job guarantees already starting to bite: Greens

24 March, 2020 - The Greens have said that today’s Depression-era job queues follow the Morrison Government’s failure to link its billions in stimulus payments ...

Greens to introduce law for 14 days coronavirus leave for all effected workers

12 March, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP said that when parliament resumes, the Greens will introduce legislation to provide 14 days’ paid sick leave to all...

Greens to introduce law: 14 days coronavirus leave for all affected workers

12 March, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP said that when parliament resumes, the Greens will introduce legislation to provide 14 days’ paid sick leave to all...

Greens launch plan for mass housing construction to stave off recession

10 March, 2020 -  Leader of the Australian Greens, Adam Bandt MP and Housing Spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi have today launched a bold plan to build 5...

There are schools that need more money. They're called public schools

4 March, 2020 - There are schools that need more money. They're called public schools, and there's not a cent for them in this appropriation bill. In public sch...

Bandt wants ‘war-cabinet’ to tackle the climate emergency

2 March, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt will introduce a Bill into the House of Representatives this morning, seconded by the Member for Waringah Zali Steggall...