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Greens back calls for review of Australia's environment laws to be extended

17 April, 2020 - The Greens have backed the calls by some of Australia’s biggest environmental organisations to extend the timeframe for the review of Australia...

Save Education Jobs: Government Must Back Higher Ed Through New Funding Package

17 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator and Education spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi has said that the government must provide a new funding package for high...

Driver licence extensions due to COVID-19

17 April, 2020 - ACT learner licence holders will have their licence renewal date extended under temporary changes to the ACT’s driver licensing scheme in respo...

Struggling Artists and Entertainers need an Arts Minister

17 April, 2020 - Premier Gladys Berejiklian needs to urgently step in and support struggling artists, entertainers and other creative workers or appoint an Arts...

Housing Needs A National Response With More Protection For Tenants: Greens

16 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Housing spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi and Leader of the Australian Greens Adam Bandt MP have said that the federal gove...

WHO should be strengthened, not weakened

16 April, 2020 - The Australian Greens have condemned US President Donald Trump’s announcement this week that the United States will withdraw critical funding f...

Government must implement reduced deferral period for gay and bisexual men to donate blood

16 April, 2020 - The Victorian Government must promptly implement a reduced deferral period for gay and bisexual men to donate blood following approval by the T...

Greens call for public ownership of Virgin

15 April, 2020 - Greens leader Adam Bandt and transport spokesperson Senator Janet Rice have called for public ownership of Virgin in light of reports the airli...

Smethurst High Court decision confirms need for Media Freedom Act

15 April, 2020 - Today’s High Court decision on the AFP raid of journalist Annika Smethurst confirms why Australia needs a Media Freedom Act, the Greens say. Gr...

Cut to local content requirements another blow to arts and entertainment industry

15 April, 2020 - Greens Spokesperson for Media and Arts Senator Sarah Hanson-Young responded to the Morrison Government’s announcement on Australian media today...

Splinter could save Local Council workers

15 April, 2020 - A newly proposed 12 month Splinter Award that will be made in the NSW Industrial relations Commission today is the first step towards protectin...

Government needs more balanced COVID-19 scrutiny committee

15 April, 2020 - The Andrews Government has announced that it will task the existing Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) with scrutinising its COVID-...

Andrews' relief package could leave thousands of Victorian renters behind

15 April, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have cautiously welcomed the Andrews Government’s announcement of support for renters across the state, including legislat...

Netflix, Amazon & Apple should be backing Australian-made stories

14 April, 2020 - The big streaming companies should play their part in helping fund Australia’s cultural recovery, the Greens say. The Party is also calling on ...

Victorian renters need protection both during and after the COVID-19 crisis

14 April, 2020 - The Victorian Greens have said that any package to support renters during the COVID-19 pandemic must also protect them from being saddled with ...