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Greens the only friends of coal workers as Liberal and Labor remain in denial about ‘decades’ of coal

18 November, 2020 - The Australian Greens leader, Adam Bandt, has called on the leaders of the Liberal, Labor and National parties to stop peddling fantasies an...

Commonwealth must take the lead in South Australia to prevent another COVID outbreak in aged care facilities 

18 November, 2020 - The Greens say that it is imperative that the Commonwealth learn the hard lesson from the Victorian aged care COVID outbreak and take leader...

Evidence continues to stack up against Cashless Debit Card

18 November, 2020 - The Greens have tabled a dissenting report to the inquiry into the Government’s Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of ...

Robodebt class action success is one step closer to justice, now it’s time for a Royal Commission

16 November, 2020 - The Greens welcome the settlement of $1.2billion in the Robodebt Class Action including that the Commonwealth must pay $112 million in compe...

Government has been offered a clear way forward on mental health and they need to act 

16 November, 2020 - The Greens have welcomed the Productivity Commission report into Mental Health and say that it has provided a clear way forward for the Gove...

Greens welcome thousands of new homes for people in need

15 November, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the state government’s announcement that it will fund thousands of new homes for people in need in the up...

Greens welcome billions for public housing but warn against another public housing estate sell-off

14 November, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed reports of billions for public housing in the upcoming State Budget but have warned the Andrews Labor Gov...

Biden Climate Summit puts pressure on 2030 targets

13 November, 2020 - Time is ticking for the government and opposition to adopt science-based 2030 targets, with an upcoming US-led climate summit to be held bef...

Institute a good start, but Australia ultimately needs a national centre for disease control

13 November, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have called the plan to establish an Australian Institute for Infectious Diseases in Melbourne a good step, but say tha...

Farming resilience in a changing climate

13 November, 2020 - The Territory and region’s farming community have come together today to discuss how it can adapt farming practices in the face of climate c...

Greens Call for Parliamentary Standards

12 November, 2020 - Greens Senator Larissa Waters moved to bring on her Parliamentary Standards Bill this morning to address Parliament's appalling ineffectual ...

Government's Sham ICAC Has No Friends

12 November, 2020 - The Greens echo the Australian Federal Police Association’s description of the Morrison Government’s sham integrity commission as nothing mo...

Cultural problems in the SAS must be addressed

12 November, 2020 - Australian Greens Peace & Disarmament spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said today that the scope of the Office of the Special Investi...

Uni Enrolment Slump Reveals Gendered Downturn

12 November, 2020 - The Greens have responded to new ABS data showing an alarming drop in women studying at university in 2020 as compared to 2019. Senator Mehr...

Greens update MP Guidelines

12 November, 2020 - The Australian Greens Party Room has agreed to strengthen rules for Senators and MPs, making explicit a ban on sexual relations between any ...