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South Australian Labor members have dumped on their home state

11 June, 2020 - South Australian Labor members have dumped on their home state today, backing the legislation to build a nuclear waste dump at Kimba on SA’s Eyr...

Make pokies a ‘safer bet’ post COVID-19, propose ACT Greens

11 June, 2020 - The ACT Greens want the return to pokies made safer for people experiencing gambling harm by reducing Canberra’s poker machine bet limits to $5 ...

Greens Push To Support Unis Defeated By One Vote

10 June, 2020 - The Australian Senate has narrowly voted down a Greens motion to disallow parts of the Coronavirus Economic Response Package (Payments and Benef...

Smiley faces encourage drivers to slow down

10 June, 2020 - An evaluation of the ‘Smiley Face’ road sign trial has found the signs have been successful in slowing down drivers on Canberra’s roads. ...

Statement by Greens NSW Co-Convenors on behalf of The Greens NSW and its parliamentary representatives

10 June, 2020 - The Greens deplore and condemn child sexual abuse and exploitation, and again commit to believing and supporting victims and survivors. ...

Government says a woman’s place is barefoot and pregnant in a renovated kitchen

9 June, 2020 - Responding to the government’s decision to axe JobKeeper early in childcare, end free childcare and ignore the high rates of women losing work in...

Desal Plant delay means Government must fast track Water Recycling

9 June, 2020 - The government’s announcement that the desalination plant expansion at Kurnell is delayed should be used as an opportunity to urgently boost Sydn...

The way to stop protests is to tackle the injustice

7 June, 2020 - The NSW Police Minister David Elliot, having lost his attempts to stop yesterday’s protests in court and on the streets, is now looking to bring ...

Greens will fight looming Labor/Liberal JobKeeper cuts

5 June, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt has responded to reports the government is considering Labor’s proposal to cut JobKeeper payments for people previously ...

New foreign investment rules a beat-up

5 June, 2020 - Today's big announcement by the Treasurer on tightening our foreign investment laws is more politics than policy, says Greens Treasury spokespers...

Greens welcome injecting facility announcement but call for changes

5 June, 2020 - Local Greens MPs for Melbourne, Adam Bandt and Ellen Sandell, have welcomed the government’s decision to expand the number of supervised injectin...

Rio Tinto must sack boss and front Environment Committee: Greens

5 June, 2020 - The Australian Greens have called on the chief executive of Rio Tinto Iron Ore, Chris Salisbury, to resign or be sacked over the growing scandal ...

Greens welcome injecting facility announcement but call for changes

5 June, 2020 - Local Greens MPs for Melbourne, Ellen Sandell and Adam Bandt, have welcomed the government’s decision to expand the number of supervised injectin...

ACT electricity prices set to drop

5 June, 2020 - ACT residents will soon see cheaper electricity costs on their bills thanks to the ACT Government’s investment in renewable energy. The Indepe...

Granite Benchtop Grants will worsen the homelessness crisis

4 June, 2020 - The Greens have responded to the Morrison government’s ‘granite benchtop grant’ announcement today, saying its HomeBuilder scheme will use public...