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Statement on the Improved Native Forest Management Instrument from Senators McKim, Bleyer, Steele-John

10 September, 2026 - Statement on the Improved Native Forest Management Instrument from Senators McKim, Bleyer, Steele-JohnAfter much deliberation we have decid...

Labor must ditch gas reservation and finally make gas industry pay up

10 September, 2026 - The Greens are reiterating their call for a minimum 25 per cent gas export tax, following the expected first back-down of Labor’s reservati...

PISA proves Australian teachers are world-class but need more support

9 September, 2026 - The Greens say the national conversation around classroom disruption and student performance is broken, with the latest PISA data showing Au...

Greens say Albanese must explain pork-barrelling claims at election inquiry

8 September, 2026 - The Australian Greens are calling on the Prime Minister to urgently front up over reports that a $560 million Major and Local Community Infr...

Labor refuses to follow UK in moving to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements

8 September, 2026 - The Albanese Labor Government has refused to ban trade with illegal Israeli settlements. This follows an announcement that the UK is moving ...

Greens support call to investigate animal cruelty in Tasmanian salmon farming

8 September, 2026 - Animals Australia is calling on Biosecurity Tasmania to investigate Tasmania's major salmon farm operators - Huon Aquaculture, Tassal Group ...

Labor extends racist and failed compulsory income management indefinitely

7 September, 2026 - Labor has covertly extended the life of its racist and failed compulsory income management regime today, joining with the Coalition to kill ...

Greens welcome Vanessa Bleyer to federal team, announce portfolios to defend nature, take on AI

7 September, 2026 - Editor's note: The full list of portfolios including relevant media contacts is available on the Greens media contacts page.The Austral...

Media release: Senator Shoebridge formally announced as the Australian Greens spokesperson on AI

7 September, 2026 - The Greens have today announced that Senator Shoebridge will be the party’s spokesperson on Digital Rights and AI. This move recognises the ...

Inquiry: Banks big winners from housing crisis

3 September, 2026 - The eighth and final hearing of the Greens-led Senate inquiry into intergenerational housing inequity, held in Canberra today, heard ev...

Media release: Privacy laws welcome progress, but let’s deal with glasses now

31 August, 2026 - The Greens have spent years pushing for these reforms, and it is genuinely good to see the government finally moving to a ‘fair and reasonable...

Bird Flu Funding Must Support Vets

28 August, 2026 - Responding to the announcement yesterday of an additional $125 million by the Commonwealth Government to support the response to H5 bird flu, ...