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Richard's National Press Club speech

1 June, 2017 - If this election is about one thing, it must be about who has the courage to stand up to the big polluters and take the necessary action to preve...

Budget 2016

1 June, 2017 - #BetterBudget The Greens have a vision for a better budget for Australians - one that puts people, not big business, first.  The 2016 Budget, lik...

Position paper finds “serious ethical and legal problems” in drug testing income support recipients

31 May, 2017 -  Information obtained by The Australian Greens shows that in 2013 The Australian National Council for Drugs stated specifically: "There is no evi...

Research shows drug testing income support recipients in the US has been costly and ineffective

31 May, 2017 - Information obtained by the Australian Greens has shown that drug testing in the United States has been costly whilst returning a miniscule numbe...

Renewed push to dump energy supplement another cut for struggling Australians: Greens

31 May, 2017 - The renewed push to remove the energy supplement for income support recipients is another assault on people who will be struggling to get by on e...

Renewed push to dump energy supplement another cut for struggling Australians: Greens

31 May, 2017 - The renewed push to remove the energy supplement for income support recipients is another assault on people who will be struggling to get by on e...

Position paper finds “serious ethical and legal problems” in drug testing income support recipients

31 May, 2017 -  Information obtained by The Australian Greens shows that in 2013 The Australian National Council for Drugs stated specifically: "There is no evi...

Research shows drug testing income support recipients in the US has been costly and ineffective

31 May, 2017 - Information obtained by the Australian Greens has shown that drug testing in the United States has been costly whilst returning a miniscule numbe...

They cannot take the sky from me

31 May, 2017 - Emma Davidson For most Australians, Manus Island and Nauru are far away places, where people we have never seen and will never know await a fate ...

Greens condemn Government failure to meet its own deadline for sex and gender inclusion on documents

30 May, 2017 - The Department of the Attorney General has revealed in Senate Estimate that they do not know whether Departments have implemented guidelines on t...

ACT Greens call on for urgent action following reports of women and children sleeping in cars

30 May, 2017 - “Despite our high standards of living, the ACT is home to the second highest rate of homelessness in Australia,” said Caroline Le Couteur, ACT Gr...

Greens condemn Government failure to meet its own deadline for sex and gender inclusion on documents

30 May, 2017 - The Department of the Attorney General has revealed in Senate Estimate that they do not know whether Departments have implemented guidelines on t...

Queensland Labor can’t keep a promise for two days on Adani

29 May, 2017 - Just two days after Palaszczuk promised her government wouldn't be the middleman that helps funnel public funds to Adani, the Queensland Treasure...

Greens call on Shorten to block Turnbull from funneling money direct to Adani

29 May, 2017 - Federal Labor should join the Greens in pledging to block Turnbull giving a billion dollars of public money directly to Adani, say the Australian...

Tennant Creek

27 May, 2017 - Richard speaks about his visit to Tennant Creek - his first return to the town in 18 years -  and meetings with health, family and community serv...