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Larissa Waters
Senator for Qld & Greens Leader in the Senate

Full funding needed to end violence against women and children

17 August, 2023 - The Greens welcome the belated release of the First Action Plan and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Action Plan under the National P...

More action needed to address sexual violence on university campuses

9 August, 2023 - The Greens are in solidarity with tireless campaigning groups like End Rape on Campus, Fair Agenda, The STOP Campaign and the National Union of...

Majority of Australians agree: no more public money for political donors

8 August, 2023 - Research published by The Australia Institute today confirms what we already knew - public money for political donors is a shady practice, and ...

Great Barrier Reef decision no cause for celebration

1 August, 2023 - The Greens warn that despite the Great Barrier Reef’s one year reprieve from being declared “in danger”, the iconic marine ecosystem remains un...

Greens back calls for independent body to hold universities to account on sexual violence

26 July, 2023 - Despite the tireless efforts of advocates like End Rape on Campus and Fair Agenda to hold universities accountable, far too many students, parti...

Universities Australia consent education axing an embarrassment

22 July, 2023 - Report from The Saturday Paper: Universities Australia have shelved a student-facing respectful relationships campaign because a minority of vic...

No more public money for political donors

21 July, 2023 - Greens leader in the Senate Larissa Waters will introduce a private members Bill when parliament resumes to stop political donors from being awa...

Greens-initiated committee forces government to listen to voices of renters

19 July, 2023 - A Greens-initiated inquiry into the country’s escalating housing crisis will seek the views of the millions of Australians who rent, building pr...

A welcome MS-2 step towards better abortion access

11 July, 2023 - Allowing more medical practitioners and pharmacists to supply the abortion pill is a huge step forward in improving access to reproductive choic...

Family and domestic violence funding leaves half of women at risk

31 May, 2023 - In estimates last night the Government revealed that funding to end violence against women and children is less than half the amount the women’s ...

Report recommends maternity services return to all public hospitals

30 May, 2023 - The report from the Greens-initiated Universal access to reproductive healthcare Senate inquiry confirmed that access to maternity and ...

Senate Committee agrees to end the postcode lottery for reproductive healthcare

25 May, 2023 - Today’s report from the Greens-initiated Universal access to reproductive healthcare Senate inquiry confirms that despite being legal, access to ...