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How can we save $525 million? Dump the marriage equality plebiscite and bring on a free vote

15 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens say Malcolm Turnbull should dump his plan for a plebiscite on marriage equality, following new research that shows it wil...

Senate could pass Greens Same-Sex Marriage Bill on Thursday

15 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens have secured time on Thursday to debate the Greens' Marriage Equality Amendment Bill and are calling on the Government, A...

Across the Pacific

15 March, 2016 - Evan Davies (International Development Officer) The Asia-Pacific Greens Federation (APGF) is a federation of national Green parties, social and...

Greens call on Shorten to announce increase to draft climate targets at Press Club

14 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling on Bill Shorten to announce science-based climate pollution reduction targets in his National Press Club addr...

Wasteful plebiscite damaging for LGBTI Australians, Lynn MacLaren warns

14 March, 2016 - Previous estimates of the cost of a marriage equality failed to account for the costs of major social damage, while wasting hundreds of million...

Greens support national day of action against cashless welfare card

12 March, 2016 -   The Australian Greens support rallies in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane as part of a national weekend of action against the Cashless Welfare ...

Greens’ Montague Rd makeover

12 March, 2016 - 12/03/2016 Senator Waters joined Gabba Ward Candidate Jonathan Sri today to launch the Greens’ makeover plan for Montague Rd ahead of party’s b...

Greens call for Obama-Trudeau-style audit as fracking climate pollution grows

11 March, 2016 - 11/03/2016 The Australian Greens are calling for a Australia to follow US President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau who have agreed t...

Greens call for Senate inquiry on rehabilitation to secure jobs as Peabody crumbles and majors exit

11 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling for a Senate inquiry on mining and resources rehabilitation to secure jobs in affected communities as reports...

Liberals’ support for climate sceptic motion is anti-science and anti-jobs

11 March, 2016 - 11/03/2016 The motion adopted by the NSW Liberals calling on the Turnbull Government to arrange public debates on whether climate change is rea...

Greens call for Senate inquiry on rehabilitation to secure jobs as Peabody crumbles and majors exit

11 March, 2016 - 11/03/2016 The Australian Greens are calling for a Senate inquiry on mining and resources rehabilitation to secure jobs in affected communities...

Greens call for blue-green algae plan

11 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling for Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce to take action following an outbreak of blue-green algae in the River ...

University students need extra support, not higher fees

11 March, 2016 - The Greens say the government must abandon its plans to increase university student fees and instead focus on building a sector that provides q...

Greens call for Obama-Trudeau-style audit as fracking climate pollution grows

11 March, 2016 - The Australian Greens are calling for a Australia to follow US President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau who have agreed to better mo...

Forestry Managed Investment Schemes: $4 Billion more reasons for a Royal Commission

11 March, 2016 - The Senate Economics Committee has today released its report into the collapse of forestry MIS in Australia, detailing the rise and fall of a $...