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Only community and Greens pressure can keep Great Barrier Reef hopes alive

30 January, 2026 - A government report prepared for UNESCO on actions taken to stop the Great Barrier Reef losing its World Heritage status highlights that with...

Pressure building on Labor to ditch billions in fuel tax credits in budget

30 January, 2026 - The Australian Greens have backed in the momentum for the treasurer to abolish the billions of dollars in fossil fuel subsidies given to mini...

Greens call for the end of political infighting when it comes to community health

30 January, 2026 - Ahead of today’s National Cabinet meeting, the Australian Greens call on the Albanese government to reach an agreement on hospital and NDIS f...

Labor rewards property investors with billions while public housing waitlists grow

30 January, 2026 - New data from ACOSS today shows the Federal Government spends more on housing investor tax breaks ($12.3bn in 2025) than on social housing, h...

National Cabinet must address Labor’s aged care shame

30 January, 2026 - Report on Government Services data released by the Productivity Commission today shows the callousness of Labor’s aged care policies, with ol...

Triple 0 Needs Overhaul

29 January, 2026 - Quotes attributable to Greens spokesperson for communications and Senator for South Australia, Sarah Hanson-Young: "It’s becoming clearer ...

Ministers must answer why Social Services keep breaking the law

27 January, 2026 - Today’s Commonwealth Ombudsman Report finding that Services Australia and the Department of Social Services has been non-compliant with socia...

Housing crisis fuelling intergenerational inequality

22 January, 2026 - A new generation, Gen X, has taken over as Australia’s richest property owners, thanks to boomers downsizing and ‘passing on the baton’. Mean...

Media release: Bright spot in a difficult week as Greens win National Firearms Safety Council

21 January, 2026 - In a week dominated by controversial hate speech laws there’s been one piece of genuinely good news that deserves to be celebrated: the Green...

Increased federal funding for shark mitigation urgently needed

20 January, 2026 - The Greens call for federal leadership and funding for more effective shark bite mitigation measures in the wake of four incidents in just th...

Greens will back gun law reforms, but will not support the government's hate speech and anti-migration proposals

17 January, 2026 - The Greens say they can not pass the government’s omnibus bill at the extraordinary sitting of Parliament, given the significant amount of re...

Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026

15 January, 2026 - The Australian Greens have expressed concerns to the Prime Minister and the government about the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism ...

‘Critically Endangered’ listing must be a turning point to save our River Murray

15 January, 2026 - Today’s announcement that the Lower Murray, including the Coorong and Lower Lakes, will finally be listed as ‘critically endangered’ under Au...