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Greens will intervene in Lib-Nat spat and nominate for Senate President role

7 November, 2017 - Greens Senator for Tasmania, Peter Whish-Wilson, will be nominating for the Senate President role and wishes to remind the Liberal and Nation...

Heartbreaking lack of leadership on Referendum Council Recommendations

6 November, 2017 - I welcome the joint statement led by Fiona Stanley and ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie, and signed by over 1000 prominent Australians calling on M...

Greens: This is not the end of Adani

3 November, 2017 - Amy MacMahon, Lead spokesperson for the Qld Greens and candidate for South Brisbane says, "This Adani scandal shows the political system is r...

Greens propose four extra Public Holidays including State of Origin Day

3 November, 2017 - Under the Greens, Queenslanders will get four extra public holidays per year including State of Origin Day on game three, and International W...

Dutton has no choice but to end his humanitarian crisis

2 November, 2017 - Peter Dutton has no choice but to immediately end the humanitarian crisis he has created on Manus Island, Greens Immigration Spokesperson Nic...

ACT Greens negotiate Australia-first harm minimisation model with new standards for casino

2 November, 2017 - Legislation introduced today reducing bet limits for poker machines in the casino is an enormous change to gambling harm minimisation, ACT Gr...

ACT Greens welcome greyhound racing ban: Record of dog deaths and injuries publicly available

2 November, 2017 - The Canberra greyhound racing industry’s record of dog deaths and injuries at the track is proof positive that the industry is unable to oper...

Dutton has no choice but to end his humanitarian crisis

2 November, 2017 - Peter Dutton has no choice but to immediately end the humanitarian crisis he has created on Manus Island, Greens Immigration Spokesperson Nic...

Fracking inquiry scope of consultation must be expanded to get bigger picture

2 November, 2017 - Thursday, 2 November 2017 The WA Greens have questioned the government on the scope of their independent fracking inquiry, after stakeholders...

Every adult to pay $1 for public transport under the Greens

1 November, 2017 - The Queensland Greens will introduce flat $1 fares and free fares for kids under 18s, abolish zones within city council boundaries, ensure a ...

Greens Bill Passes SA Upper House - Stops the Waste of Money on Nuclear Waste Dump

1 November, 2017 - The Greens Bill to finally end wasteful government spending on the proposed South Australian international nuclear waste dump passed through ...

Greens back ACCC’s NBN debt write-down call

31 October, 2017 - The Australian Greens will investigate legislative options to write-down NBNCo’s debt, backing the suggestions put forward by the ACCC today....

Injecting centre a welcome first step: Greens

31 October, 2017 - Greens health spokesperson Colleen Hartland says a supervised injecting centre in Richmond is a step in the right direction, but more needs t...

Greens back ACCC’s NBN debt write-down call

31 October, 2017 - The Australian Greens will investigate legislative options to write-down NBNCo’s debt, backing the suggestions put forward by the ACCC today....

Dutton must intervene to end Manus Island crisis

30 October, 2017 - Peter Dutton must intervene to end the humanitarian crisis he has created on Manus Island, Greens Immigration spokesperson Nick McKim says. "...