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Govt ignoring water laws shows Big Mining running Parliament

17 March, 2020 - The Greens have welcomed court proceedings against the Morrison Government for failing to apply national water laws when it assessed Adani’s No...

Death figures mean government must double intensive care beds

17 March, 2020 - Greens leader Adam Bandt MP and health spokesperson Dr Richard Di Natale have called on the Morrison government and national cabinet to explain...

Government should ban evictions during COVID-19 emergency to protect Victorians at risk of homelessness

17 March, 2020 - In order to protect some of the most vulnerable people across our state, the Victorian Labor Government should place a moratorium on housing ev...

Disaster capitalism at its finest: Government decides to lift moratorium on onshore gas exploration

17 March, 2020 - The Victorian Labor Government’s decision to lift the moratorium on onshore gas exploration is an appalling example of disaster capitalism. ...

Greens call for half a billion for creative industry on its knees

16 March, 2020 - The Greens are backing the calls by the arts and creative industry for an urgent $500m rescue package to prevent collapse of the multi-billion ...

Stimulus package has significant holes that leave people on low incomes vulnerable

13 March, 2020 - The Greens say that the Government’s response to supporting people on low incomes and income support is piecemeal and will leave vulnerable peo...

Greens to move in Senate to make stimulus fairer & bigger

12 March, 2020 - The stimulus package outlined by the Prime Minister this morning falls far short of what the experts say is needed to weather the economic stor...

One off payment is an insult to Newstart recipients living in poverty 

12 March, 2020 - The Greens said today that people struggling to survive on Newstart need a permanent increase not just a one off payment of $750. "This is an i...

Greens to introduce law for 14 days coronavirus leave for all effected workers

12 March, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP said that when parliament resumes, the Greens will introduce legislation to provide 14 days’ paid sick leave to all...

Wellbeing indicators welcomed

12 March, 2020 - The ACT Greens have welcomed the launch of the ACT Government’s new Wellbeing Indicators Framework. ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury says ...

Transport bureaucrats admit plan to sell-off all of NSW’s buses

12 March, 2020 - Despite repeated promises from the Transport Minister before and after the election that the government’s bus contract ‘franchising model’ woul...

Greens to introduce law: 14 days coronavirus leave for all affected workers

12 March, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP said that when parliament resumes, the Greens will introduce legislation to provide 14 days’ paid sick leave to all...

ACT COVID-19 latest: News for our community (12 March 2020)

12 March, 2020 - The ACT Greens, and the ACT Government, understand that the impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic will be unlike anything our society has experience...

Landmark PFAS Settlement Welcomed While Government Response To Inquiry Disappoints

11 March, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW Dr Mehreen Faruqi has welcomed today’s news that class action participants have reached a settlement of $212....