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Australian Greens welcome children’s television creators to #SaveKidsTV campaign

11 May, 2017 - The Australian Greens are proud to stand with children’s television producers from around the country in fighting to maintain, and strengthen, lo...

One Nation and NXT quash timely medical cannabis for terminally ill patients

11 May, 2017 - The Nick Xenophon Team and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation have slammed the door on terminally ill patients fighting for faster access to the medical...

Buffett Tax, deficit levy and undoing top-end tax cuts a fairer way to raise revenue

11 May, 2017 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, is calling on the Parliament to implement a Buffett Rule to make sure that executive fa...

Extraordinary Labor split puts Great Australian Bight Marine Park at risk

11 May, 2017 - A Senate inquiry into the plans of companies like BP and Chevron to drill for oil in South Australia’s Great Australian Bight Marine Park has pro...

Gambling harm motion passes, commonsense prevails: ACT Greens

11 May, 2017 - Today Leader of the ACT Greens Shane Rattenbury moved a motion in the Legislative Assembly that looked to curb some of the damaging impacts of po...

ACT Greens launch People Before Pokies, move to introduce immediate measures to curb pokies harm

11 May, 2017 - In launching the People Before Pokies campaign, ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury will today move a motion in the Legislative Assembly that will...

Barnett Government's privatisation agenda must be reversed

11 May, 2017 - Thursday, 11 May 2017 Last night, the WA Greens gave notice during the opening of the 40th Parliament they would introduce a bill to rescind the ...

Greens applaud long overdue apology

11 May, 2017 - The Queensland Greens have applauded the state government's apology to those convicted under unjust laws criminalising homosexual activity, along...

Education Department not able to properly plan for new schools and maintenance: Greens

11 May, 2017 - Victorian Greens education spokesperson Sue Pennicuik MP said today that a new Auditor General report has found that the Department for Education...

Wreckers move in on Greyhound Hotel after Planning Minister fails to deliver on heritage protection

11 May, 2017 - Southern Metropolitan Greens MP Sue Pennicuik said Mr Wynne “deserved to go down as the Minister for the Wrecking Ball” for refusing to protect t...

Buffett Tax, deficit levy and undoing top-end tax cuts a fairer way to raise revenue

11 May, 2017 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, is calling on the Parliament to implement a Buffett Rule to make sure that executive fa...

Australian Greens welcome children’s television creators to #SaveKidsTV campaign

11 May, 2017 - The Australian Greens are proud to stand with children’s television producers from around the country in fighting to maintain, and strengthen, lo...

Extraordinary Labor split puts Great Australian Bight Marine Park at risk

11 May, 2017 - A Senate inquiry into the plans of companies like BP and Chevron to drill for oil in South Australia’s Great Australian Bight Marine Park has pro...

Government fails to back Dutton's lies over Manus Island shooting

11 May, 2017 - The government has refused to back Peter Dutton's lies about the Good Friday attacks on Australia’s Manus Island detention centre. "Michaelia Cas...

ACT Greens launch People Before Pokies and move to introduce immediate measures to curb pokies harm

11 May, 2017 - In launching the People Before Pokies campaign, ACT Greens leader Shane Rattenbury will today move a motion in the Legislative Assembly that will...