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Larissa Waters
Senator for Qld & Greens Leader in the Senate

Greens announce plan for federal fracking ban

22 March, 2019 - The Greens will move to protect Australia’s precious groundwater by extending the ‘water trigger’ to all types of unconventional gas mining as ...

Greens release policy to help give babies breast start in life

12 March, 2019 - The Greens will boost maternity care and breastfeeding support with a $10million per year pledge announced by party leader Senator Richard Di N...

Greens launch women’s policy: $5.3billion to end epidemic of domestic violence

8 March, 2019 - The Greens have today announced their plan for equality for women which includes $5.3billion over 10 years to more adequately address the epidem...

Axe pollie pensions when Ciobo and Pyne go

1 March, 2019 - With at least half of the 20 retiring federal politicians set to receive a parliamentary pension, it’s time the pollies’ pension was axed entire...

PM's peanuts for women fleeing violence

11 February, 2019 - Resopnding to the Morrison Government's announcement on DV and family violence today, Greens spokesperson for women, Senator Larissa Waters ...

Donations data shows our democracy is for sale

1 February, 2019 - The political donations data released today revealing massive corporate donations to the major parties shows our democracy is for sale and do...

Greens launch policy to clean up politics

1 February, 2019 - The Greens are today launching their policy to clean up politics and end the corrupting influence of big money on our democracy, so we can cr...

Greens call on Shorten to commit to scrapping the cashless debit card

21 January, 2019 - The Greens are calling on opposition leader Bill Shorten to commit to abolishing the cashless debit card, should they win Government this yea...

Political donations a recipe for corruption

19 December, 2018 - The NSW ICAC raid of ALP’s headquarters in Sydney shows political donations are a main source of corruption, yet the Government’s proposed C...

Show me the ICAC money!

18 December, 2018 - The Government has failed to budget for its Clayton’s Commonwealth Integrity Commission in MYEFO, proving the announcement was just smoke an...

Morrison’s MYEFO ignores climate and everyday Australians to chase short-term sham surplus

17 December, 2018 - “Today’s Mid-year Economic Financial Outlook shows that the Coalition is totally out of touch with everyone in our community who is feeling ...

A sham ICAC from a sham government

13 December, 2018 - Greens spokesperson for democracy Senator Larissa Waters said 10 years after the Greens first called for a federal anti-corruption body to o...