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Universities Accord must rebuild higher education and involve staff and students

16 November, 2022 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the Universities Accord process, expected to...

Victorian Greens announce priorities in minority government

16 November, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have announced what they plan to put on the table in the event that Labor is not able to form a majority government in ...

Push to end homelessness by 2030 in next Victorian Parliament

15 November, 2022 - The Victorian Greens have announced they will reintroduce their Ending Homelessness Bill on the first day of the next Parliament. Victori...

Canberrans encouraged to share their views on the ACT Seniors Card Program

14 November, 2022 - The ACT Government is launching public consultation on the future of the ACT Seniors Card Program. More than 77,000 Canberrans aged over ...

Statement regarding incident at Adult Mental Health Unit

13 November, 2022 - “This is a very distressing situation for families of those involved and for staff and other patients at the Adult Mental Health Unit. My th...

Greens announce top climate priorities including coal workers job guarantee on the eve of early voting

13 November, 2022 - On the eve of polls opening to early voters, the Greens have unveiled their priorities for a safe climate future for Victorians. The Greens’...

Ban pointless plastics and fix the recycling crisis: Greens

12 November, 2022 - In the wake of the failure of the REDcycle scheme, the Greens have called for a statewide Soft Plastics Strategy, which includes market inte...

Labor shifting towards Greens’ plan for windfall tax and electricity price freeze

11 November, 2022 - Reports in today’s media suggest the government is considering a windfall tax on the coal and gas giants, which is a key part of the Greens’...

No private school funding transparency? No worries!

10 November, 2022 - The Department of Education has admitted during Estimates that they have no visibility on how public funding to private schools is being spe...

COP27 Finance Day: Australia needs to pay the rent

9 November, 2022 - Today was Finance Day at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, targeting banks, investors and insurers.  Despite the focus on the Green Climate F...

Escaping violence? Wait 28 business days

9 November, 2022 - Today in Estimates we learned that women are being forced to wait an average of 28 business days to access the Government’s $5,000 Escaping V...

No additional funding for Foodbank, at a time when families need it most.

9 November, 2022 - Across Australia, families are facing a cost of living crisis and more people than ever are turning to food relief services. Greens questi...