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Orwellian Gov bill defines gas as clean energy, war as peace and freedom as slavery

27 August, 2020 - Leader of the Australian Greens, Adam Bandt, has today slammed as Orwellian a new Bill from the Morrison government that redefines ‘low emissi...

Caroline Le Couteur Valedictory Speech

27 August, 2020 -   Madam Speaker, I would like to start by saying thank you to the thousands of people who have voted for me over the four ACT elec...

Thank you for all your contributions, Caroline Le Couteur MLA, ACT Greens Member for Murrumbidgee

27 August, 2020 - This week, Caroline Le Couteur took her place in the ACT Legislative Assembly for the last time, after a total of eight years representing the...

Paid pandemic leave a step in the right direction but needs to go further for all Tasmanians

26 August, 2020 - Tasmanian Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson today welcomes the announcement from Prime Minister Scott Morrison that paid pandemic leave will b...

Libs dancing to Latham's toxic uranium tune

26 August, 2020 - The Australian Greens have called on the Berejiklian Government to reject the Mark Latham-led push for uranium mining in NSW. "The Liberals sh...

Press freedom changes proposed by intelligence committee don’t go far enough to protect journalists

26 August, 2020 - The press freedom changes recommended by the Parliament’s Intelligence Committee do not go far enough to protect journalists, the Greens say. ...

CRS Fyshwick waste proposal

26 August, 2020 - Comments below attributable to Jo Clay regarding the CRS Waste facility: The ACT Greens today called on waste company CRS to publicly clari...

Georges River Koala Reserve Welcome First Step in Saving NSW Koalas

26 August, 2020 - Today’s announcement of a new Georges River Koala Reserve is a welcome first step if the Government is going to live up to its promise to doub...

Victorian Greens launch over 80 candidates for local election

26 August, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have officially launched more than 80 candidates for the upcoming local election as part of a major campaign for Greens r...

Morrison Govt should rule out lifting ban on parrot importation

25 August, 2020 - The Greens have called on the Morrison Government to rule out lifting a ban on the importation of exotic parrot species into Australia. Greens...

Richard Di Natale resigns from Parliament

25 August, 2020 - Former Greens Leader and Senator for Victoria Dr Richard Di Natale will deliver his valedictory speech to the Senate this afternoon by remote ...

Uni Bill An Irredeemable Mess

25 August, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the proposed final version of the Job-Ready Graduates legislatio...

Greens call on PM to stand down Sukkar

25 August, 2020 - The Greens are calling on the Prime Minister to stand down Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar while the Department of Finance investigates the...

Greens to move to block environment law changes that weaken protections

25 August, 2020 - The Greens will tomorrow move to block the Morrison Government from rushing changes to environment laws through the Senate, with the so-called...

Greens move to stop Government JobKeeper 2.0 wage cut powers

25 August, 2020 - The Greens have described a government bill to extend IR ‘flexibility’ and create a special tier of businesses as corporate welfare at workers...