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Manus documents show torture is government policy

17 May, 2017 - Documents showing a plan to make conditions worse for people in Australia's Manus Island detention centre are proof that the torture of innocent ...

Greens support calls for a Royal Commission into the abuse, violence and neglect of people with disability

17 May, 2017 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has welcomed reports that an open letter has been signed by 100 academics urging the Federal Government ...

Greens stand with students protesting against uni cuts

17 May, 2017 - The Australian Greens stand in solidarity with students protesting around the country today against the government's harsh university cuts. "This...

Local jobs must be guaranteed in ship building plan

17 May, 2017 - The Australian Greens have called on the Government to implement local employment targets to ensure South Australians are prioritised for the tho...

Greens support calls for a Royal Commission into the abuse, violence and neglect of people with disability

17 May, 2017 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has welcomed reports that an open letter has been signed by 100 academics urging the Federal Government ...

Manus documents show torture is government policy

17 May, 2017 - Documents showing a plan to make conditions worse for people in Australia's Manus Island detention centre are proof that the torture of innocent ...

Local jobs must be guaranteed in ship building plan

17 May, 2017 - The Australian Greens have called on the Government to implement local employment targets to ensure South Australians are prioritised for the tho...

Government abandons ambitious pledge to make schools 'asbestos free'

17 May, 2017 - The Victorian government has backed down from its extravagant promise to remove all asbestos from Victorian schools. Before the state election in...

Bring Them Here: ACT Greens call for Gay and Queer refugees to be welcomed to Canberra

17 May, 2017 - In marking the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT Day), ACT Greens MLA Caroline Le Couteur today called for i...

Greens stand with students protesting against uni cuts

17 May, 2017 - The Australian Greens stand in solidarity with students protesting around the country today against the government's harsh university cuts. "This...

Labor wants to give Bank CEOs more platforms to delay levy and cry poor

16 May, 2017 - Greens Banking spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, says while the Greens will support any inquiry to the specific bank levy legislation, we...

Dutton and Turnbull abandon the men of Manus Island

16 May, 2017 - The Australian government is preparing to completely wash its hands of the men it has detained for four years on Manus Island. "After four years ...

Dutton and Turnbull abandon the men of Manus Island

16 May, 2017 - The Australian government is preparing to completely wash its hands of the men it has detained for four years on Manus Island. "After four years ...

Latest mill closure shows need for timber transition plan

16 May, 2017 - The Greens say the Victorian government needs a plan to transition to sustainable timber sources, following an announcement that Carter Harvey Ho...

Labor wants to give Bank CEOs more platforms to delay levy and cry poor

16 May, 2017 - Greens Banking spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, says while the Greens will support any inquiry to the specific bank levy legislation, we...