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Drop the deregulation – there is a fairer option

27 April, 2016 - Australian Greens higher education spokesperson Senator Robert Simms has urged the government to drop its plan to deregulate university fees, w...

Last minute to midnight resolution for CSIRO climate scientists still equals cuts and uncertainty

27 April, 2016 - Chairman of the Senate Select Committee into the Scrutiny of Government Budget Measures, and Greens Senator for Tasmania, Senator Peter Whish-W...

Government should stop going after most vulnerable in the lead up to the budget: Greens

27 April, 2016 - The Government’s obsession with punishing vulnerable Australian’s continues today with news that income support recipients will be targeted to ...

Community Legal Centres miss out in family violence package, say Greens

27 April, 2016 - Community Legal Centres, which help thousands of family violence victims with their legal problems, have been overlooked in the Victorian budge...

Simms welcomes rainbow walk progress

27 April, 2016 - Greens sexuality spokesperson Senator Robert Simms, a former Adelaide City Councillor, has welcomed the council's decision to progress with bui...

Ballarat Melton Rail Line Duplication will finally happen!

27 April, 2016 - Greens welcome the commitment to duplicate the Ballarat Rail Line in the 2016-17 Victorian Budget, saying it will deliver better services for r...

Community Legal Centres miss out in family violence package, say Greens

27 April, 2016 - Community Legal Centres, which help thousands of family violence victims with their legal problems, have been overlooked in the Victorian budge...

Drilling in the Bight inquiry in Adelaide

27 April, 2016 - The Environment and Communications Reference Committee will be holding a hearing in Adelaide TOMORROW as part of its inquiry, established by Gr...

The disappearing public service

27 April, 2016 - Christina Hobbs In the lead-up to the last federal election, Ford announced it would close its Australian manufacturing workshops and shed 1,20...

Heating up

27 April, 2016 - Rosanne Bersten Victoria With an early election on the cards, we're gearing up for our first Day of Action Door Knock in the inner city on Satu...

Tough day in Kununurra and Wyndham as cashless welfare card rolls out

26 April, 2016 - The Greens say today will be a tough day for income support recipients in Kununurra and Wyndham, with the cashless welfare card trial beginning...

30th Anniversary of Chernobyl – Time for SA to think about our future

26 April, 2016 - “As South Australians toy with the idea of further entrenching ourselves in the nuclear industry, the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear...

CSIRO management to be grilled on final job cuts

26 April, 2016 - Greens Senator for Tasmania and Chair of the Senate Select Committee into the Scrutiny of Government Budget Measures, Senator Peter Whish-Wilso...

Re-announcement of $50 million for Reef today equals Government’s Reef funding cuts

26 April, 2016 - The Environment Minister's announcement of $50 million in Reef Trust projects today is a re-announcement of existing Reef funding and is underm...

Burt community will be nervous about the proposed cashless card: Greens

26 April, 2016 - “It is unsurprising that the person who helped advise the Government on the unfair cashless welfare card would try and promote it in their capa...