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Pollution rises again under Labor, remains higher under Albanese than Morrison

28 November, 2024 - The latest quarterly emissions data has revealed emissions remain higher under Anthony Albanese than Scott Morrison, as the Greens call on L...

Labor does the bidding of big business to protect native forestry logging

28 November, 2024 - Australia’s native forests have been thrown under a fleet of log trucks after Prime Minister Albanese abandoned the environment on the instr...

Greens Secure Deal to Electrify Public Housing in Tasmania

28 November, 2024 - Greens pressure on the Government has delivered a major windfall gain for Tasmania, with electrification upgrades set to benefit at least 1,...

Greens secure $500 million for social housing upgrades; no coal, oil and gas funding in Future Made In Australia, end commercial financing of fossil fuel projects overseas; Greens will pass Future Made In Australia and other bills this week

28 November, 2024 - After constructive negotiations, Australian Greens have secured life-changing upgrades to 50,000 social homes across the country, who will h...

Greens Statement on Cuts to Art & Music Therapies

27 November, 2024 - The Australian Greens are deeply concerned about the impact of hasty changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The Government ...

Faruqi urges the Labor government to adopt all recommendations from the Select Committee Report on climate risk and insurance

27 November, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and Chair of the Select Committee on the Impact of Climate Risk on Insurance Premiums and Avail...

Media release: Cannabis bill sees Labor and the Coalition stuck in the 1950’s and failing to see the future is a lot greener and more chilled

27 November, 2024 - Today the Greens Legalising Cannabis Bill 2023 came to a vote in the Senate and was disappointingly blocked by the Labor and Coalition parti...

MyWay or the highway: Greens concerned MyWay+ rollout will turn Canberrans off public transport

27 November, 2024 - The ACT Greens say the Government should have taken the time to get MyWay+ right, to encourage more people to use public transport in Canber...

Government must fully commit to and fund the National Anti-Racism Framework

27 November, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and Anti-Racism Spokesperson, wants federal government commitment and full funding to implement...

Labor rejects a 25 percent pay rise for early childhood educators

27 November, 2024 - The Greens say Labor’s bill falls short of delivering genuine wage justice for early childhood educators but have, nonetheless, supported th...

Dutton and Albanese look to team up on a brutal package of anti-migrant and refugee laws

27 November, 2024 - The Albanese Labor Government is trying to work hand in hand with Peter Dutton’s Coalition to push through the most extreme anti-migrant and...

Labor willing to trade nurses pay for better budget outcomes

26 November, 2024 - In a submission to the Fair Work Commission, the Labor Government has argued for a delay in paying wage increases to nurses in the aged care...

Greens to wave through Labor housing bills, continue fight for renters to the next election and in minority parliament

25 November, 2024 - The Greens say Labor has given up on renters and first home buyers by refusing to negotiate on the government’s housing bills, but have deci...

Greens welcome SA shark mitigation strategy, but federal action is still missing

25 November, 2024 - The Greens welcome the South Australian government’s announcement to increase shark mitigation measures, but urge the federal government to ...

Senators Mehreen Faruqi and Lidia Thorpe call for inquiry into racism in parliament

25 November, 2024 - Senators Mehreen Faruqi and Lidia Thorpe have today moved a motion in the Senate calling for the Standing Committee on Procedures to conduct...

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