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Red Hill Nature Reserve: Community makes a stand against ‘inappropriate development’

30 November, 2017 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA The ACT Greens have tabled two petitions totalling some 3,112 signatures opposing inappropriate development in area...

Senate supports $20 million from postal survey redirected to mental health services

29 November, 2017 - The Australian Greens have secured senate support for a motion calling for the $20 million not spent in the marriage equality postal survey ...

NSW government will nail themselves into the same coffin as the QLD major parties

29 November, 2017 - "The Queensland state election results prove that new coal projects are an economic, environmental, social, and now an electoral disaster,” ...

Greens launch bid to legalise pill testing in Victoria

29 November, 2017 - The Victorian Greens are defying the Labor Government's opposition to pill testing with a new plan to reduce overdoses a​nd save lives at fe...

Senate supports $20 million from postal survey redirected to mental health services

29 November, 2017 - The Australian Greens have secured senate support for a motion calling for the $20 million not spent in the marriage equality postal survey ...

Greens to legislate for family and domestic violence leave

28 November, 2017 - Greens to legislate for family and domestic violence leave The Greens are stepping up pressure on the old parties to support family and dome...

Further delays to already outdated NBN signal clear need for FTTP upgrade

28 November, 2017 - Tuesday, 28 November 2017 Australians need a National Broadband Network for the digital future, not further delays to an already outdated sy...

Australian Government footage of whale slaughter must be aired in Japan

28 November, 2017 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, welcomes the release of the Australian Government footage obtained under...

Disability representation in the workplace is a national disgrace

28 November, 2017 - Tuesday, 28 November 2017 Almost one in two Australians living with a disability are unemployed compared to the national average of 5.4 per ...

Senate acknowledges significance of Mungo Man’s return to country

28 November, 2017 - The Senate has supported an Australian Greens motion that recognises the significance of the 42,000 year old remains of Mungo Man being retu...

Further delays to already outdated NBN signal clear need for FTTP upgrade

28 November, 2017 - Tuesday, 28 November 2017 Australians need a National Broadband Network for the digital future, not further delays to an already outdated sy...

Senate Calls For Aboriginal led decision making to help address rising number of Aboriginal kids in care

28 November, 2017 - The Senate has today supported a Greens motion calling on the Government to show leadership to ensure Aboriginal led decision making to urge...

Nick McKim Marriage Equality speech

28 November, 2017 - I'm very happy today to rise to support the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017, which will strengthen the inst...

Disability representation in the workplace is a national disgrace

28 November, 2017 - Tuesday, 28 November 2017 Almost one in two Australians living with a disability are unemployed compared to the national average of 5.4 per ...