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Live Export: Minister Must Intervene To Prevent Departure

16 June, 2020 - Following an unsuccessful last-minute court challenge by Animals Australia, Australian Greens Animal Welfare spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi...

ACT Greens call to increase accountability In the Canberra’s planning system

16 June, 2020 - The ACT Greens are calling on the ACT Government to increase accountability in Canberra’s planning system, introducing a raft of new measures fo...

Victoria needs new bail laws to end the over-imprisonment of First Nations people

16 June, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have called on the state government to urgently introduce new bail laws to help reduce the number of First Nations people b...

Senate calls on Govt to require streaming giants to fund Australian-made stories

15 June, 2020 - The Senate has today called on the Morrison Government to require tech giants like Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV and Stan to back and fund Aus...

Morrison’s deregulation plan = Cutting corners and killing koalas

15 June, 2020 - The Morrison Government’s “deregulation plan” is code for letting big business cut corners at the expense of our environment, the Greens say, pl...

This Refugee Week, ACT Greens call on Federal Government to #BringThemHere

15 June, 2020 - In marking National Refugee Week this week, The ACT Greens today have called on the Federal Government to bring refugees trapped in offshore det...

Somyurek's council-stacking system must be repealed

15 June, 2020 - The Victorian Greens say changes to the Local Government Act that mandated single-member wards on councils must be repealed following last night...

Andrews must get rid of Somyurek and other Ministers immediately

15 June, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have called on Premier Andrews to immediately sack Minister Somyurek and all other Ministers involved in the dealings highl...

Greens make crucial Eden-Monaro preferences decision

14 June, 2020 - In Eden-Monaro, where in 2019 Greens’ preferences were crucial in determining the final result, the Greens have made a decision about who will a...

Over 5600 local jobs to rebuild Eden-Monaro from bushfires and COVID-19

13 June, 2020 - Unemployed people in Eden-Monaro would have meaningful work under The Greens’ plan to recover from the coronavirus economic shock in a visionary...

Two thirds of Australians support local content laws for streaming services, new poll shows

12 June, 2020 - Two thirds of Australians support laws requiring streaming services like Netflix and Amazon to show and fund locally made shows and films, new r...

PM fails as National Cabinet dodges deaths in custody

12 June, 2020 - Scott Morrison’s refusal to make First Nations deaths in custody a standing agenda item at National Cabinet shows his words to be hollow, the Gr...

Berejiklian Government chooses to prop up the gas industry at the expense of community and climate

12 June, 2020 - Abigail Boyd, Greens NSW Spokesperson for Mining, Coal & CSG said: "The decision today is a slap in the face for the local communities wh...

More concrete, less trees on the cards at Weston Creek?

12 June, 2020 - The ACT Greens call on the ACT Government to clarify its position on a ‘temporary’ car park at Cooleman Court, following media reports that the ...