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Greens Senator Calls for Wiping of SFSS Student Debt

5 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Education Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi has called for the wiping of Student Financial Supplement Scheme debt...

Education Department Merger a Huge Mistake

5 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Education Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi has called the proposed merger of the Department of Education with Sk...

Shocking Footage of Cruelty Towards Live Export Cattle Show Need for National Animal Cruelty Laws

5 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi and The Greens (WA) spokesperson for Animal Welfare Hon. Al...

Latest numbers show bus patronage has fallen in parts of Canberra

5 December, 2019 - The latest public transport patronage data obtained by the Greens from Questions on Notice shows that bus use is falling in Woden, Belconnen ...

Liu scandal shows critical need for donations reform: Greens

4 December, 2019 - The epidemic of scandals involving Liberal parliamentarians continues with Liberal MP Gladys Liu linked to a donor at the centre of a money l...

School Testing Results Show Need for Increased and Better Targeted Funding

4 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Education Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi has responded to reports that Australian students are slipping in int...

As Sydney chokes Scott Morrison must lift his climate ambition to save Australian lives: Greens

4 December, 2019 - The Australian Greens have called on Scott Morrison to lift his climate ambition to save Australian lives, as the NSW climate bushfires leave...

National Party unleashes assault on Murray River, environment and South Australia

4 December, 2019 - Barnaby Joyce and the National Party have unleashed an assault on the Murray River, the environment and South Australia, the Greens say.   Se...

The Greens call on the Premier to remove shark nets immediately

4 December, 2019 - Tamara Smith, Member for Ballina and NSW Greens spokesperson for Marine and Fisheries is today calling on the NSW Government to remove shark ...

Foreign Aid Cuts to South Asia, Pakistan, a Backwards Step

3 December, 2019 - Australian Greens International Aid and Development spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to revelations that the Morrison gove...

Corporate greed real enemy of Murray-Darling

3 December, 2019 - The Morrison Government is making things up as they go along, while the Murray-Darling is in deeper and deeper crisis and communities and the...

Labor and Coalition Betray Central Coast and Newcastle on Gas Plan Vote

3 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has said Labor and the Coalition have betrayed the Central Coast and Newcastle Communit...

Greens response to announcement of review of management of Murray-Darling Basin

3 December, 2019 - Greens Senator for South Australia and Spokesperson for Water and the Environment Senator Sarah Hanson-Young responded to Minister Littleprou...

Greens back call for PM to drop plans to outlaw environmental and consumer boycotts

3 December, 2019 - The Greens have backed the call by civil society organisations today for the Morrison Government to drop their plans to outlaw environmental ...

Religious Discrimination Bill

2 December, 2019 - The Greens urge the Government to use the parliamentary break to amend the serious problems in the proposed religious discrimination laws. "T...