Latest News

Native forest logging is bad economics: Greens call for sacking of VicForests' board

28 June, 2016 - New independent reports cast doubt on the judgement, competence and impartiality of VicForests’ board. “The board is completely compromised and...

Labor's fiscal plan cuts clean energy & Medicare dental

28 June, 2016 - With just four days left to vote, the Greens are calling on Bill Shorten not to cut Medicare-funded dental care and the Australian Renewable Ene...

Centrelink can’t answer the phone while Coalition talks automating & streamlining: Greens

28 June, 2016 - A crackdown on welfare compliance is a disingenuous rehash of previous announcements when the Government should focus on repairing the broken Ce...

Greens Deputy launches national CSG policy in Toowoomba ahead of the election

28 June, 2016 - Standing with Greens Candidate for Groom, Antonia van Geuns, Senator Waters said the Greens stood firmly against new coal and coal seam gas and ...

Andrews end of life laws fail to include dying with dignity

28 June, 2016 - Greens welcome the Victoiran Governemnt's proposal for improved end of life laws, but say it falls short as they do not include assisted dying (...

Urgent action needed to address rates of suicide in the Kimberley: Greens

28 June, 2016 - Time, money and effort must be immediately poured into the Kimberley region to address tragic suicide rates that are amongst the highest in the ...

Greens to create firefighting capacity within the Australian Defence Force

28 June, 2016 - The Greens have pledged to establish a specialist firefighting unit within the Australian Defence Force and bolster Australia’s aerial firefight...

Greens call for inquiry as Immigration corruption festers

27 June, 2016 - Reports of a culture of corruption inside the government's Border Force department show how politicisation has undermined the agency, the Austra...

Greens call for next step in Brisbane’s clean transport future – the Brisbane Subway

27 June, 2016 - The Greens are calling on the old parties to commit before the election to Brisbane's clean transport future beyond the north-south Cross River ...

Greens pledge to introduce national Dying with Dignity laws

27 June, 2016 - Australian Greens Leader Richard Di Natale was joined by former leader Bob Brown and the Greens candidate for Melbourne Ports today to announce ...

Coral scientists’ letter to PM shows need to vote for the Reef on Saturday

27 June, 2016 - With coral reef scientists left to beg the Prime Minister Turnbull to stop putting fossil fuels ahead of the Reef, it's never been more importan...

Greens a force for stability but Coalition divided

27 June, 2016 - Australian Greens Leader Richard Di Natale has laughed at Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's assertion that that a re-elected Coalition would de...

TransCanada to sue US Government over Keystone decision putting global climate action at risk

26 June, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Trade, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson says the decision by TransCanada to sue the United States Government for $15 billion i...

Greens to invest in Antarctic Science. It's time to remove the world’s blindfold as we face climate change

26 June, 2016 - Greens spokesperson for Antarctica, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has today released the most comprehensive Antarctic science funding package ever...

Greens formally launch 2016 election campaign

26 June, 2016 - The Australian Greens have formally launched their 2016 campaign with the entire federal Greens party room, former party leaders Bob Brown and C...