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Major ‘Moogy’ Sumner AM announced as the Australian Greens candidate for Mayo

18 May, 2018 - The Australian Greens are thrilled to announce Major ‘Moogy’ Sumner AM, Ngarrindjeri elder, will contest the seat of Mayo in the upcoming by-elec...

Northern summer ban still best option for live sheep trade

18 May, 2018 - Greens (WA) agriculture spokesman Diane Evers says a ban on live sheep exports to the Middle East during the northern hemisphere summer is still ...

Australian Defence Force taking threat of climate change seriously, if only the Government would too

17 May, 2018 - Greens Defence spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments on the release of the Senate Inquiry report into the ‘Im...

Nation’s climate action capital sets world-leading environmental targets

17 May, 2018 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA ACT Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability Shane Rattenbury announced the ACT is among world leaders in climate pol...

Australian Defence Force taking threat of climate change seriously, if only the Government would too

17 May, 2018 - Greens Defence spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments on the release of the Senate Inquiry report into the ‘Im...

Greens welcome much needed inquiry into gay conversion therapy

17 May, 2018 - The Victorian Greens have welcomed the state's inquiry into gay conversion therapy, just two months after the party announced it would establish ...

Climate Emergency declared in the ACT: an Australian first for states and territories

16 May, 2018 - Thanks to Greens efforts in the ACT Legislative Assembly, the ACT has now been declared in a state of ‘climate emergency’—the first Australian state or territory to do so.

Deloitte youth survey evidence we need to lower the voting age to 16 and increase democratic participation: Greens

16 May, 2018 - Wednesday, 16 May 2018 Australian Greens Youth Affairs spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has pointed to the results of a Deloitte survey re...

Turnbull Government has no right to risk the Bight

16 May, 2018 - The Australian Greens strongly condemn the Turnbull Government for further opening up the Great Australian Bight for oil and gas drilling. “Despi...

Labor puts the poor last with promises on debt and tax cuts but nothing on Newstart

16 May, 2018 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments on Labor pledging larger surpluses to pay down debt tha...

Turnbull Government has no right to risk the Bight

16 May, 2018 - The Australian Greens strongly condemn the Turnbull Government for further opening up the Great Australian Bight for oil and gas drilling. “Despi...

Deloitte youth survey evidence we need to lower the voting age to 16 and increase democratic participation: Greens

16 May, 2018 - Wednesday, 16 May 2018 Australian Greens Youth Affairs spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has pointed to the results of a Deloitte survey re...

Labor puts the poor last with promises on debt and tax cuts but nothing on Newstart

16 May, 2018 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments on Labor pledging larger surpluses to pay down debt tha...

ACT Greens: Advancing reconciliation through our national institutions

16 May, 2018 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA Shane Rattenbury, MLA With Canberra-based national arts and cultural institutions struggling after repeated Budget cuts,...

Australia must respond to 'State of Digital Rights' report and acknowledge human rights breaches online: Greens

15 May, 2018 - Tuesday, 15 May 2018 Australian Greens Digital Rights spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has backed calls for an immediate overhaul of digit...