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Greens welcome WA coroner reopening application for the release of Ms Dhu CCTV footage

7 September, 2016 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has welcomed the Western Australia coroner reopening an application to release CCTV footage of Ms D...

It's threatened species day and the Premier still has no plan for Victoria's forests

7 September, 2016 - The government established Forest Industry Taskforce announced over six weeks ago that it was finalising a Statement of Intent but there hav...

Dan must get it right on Frankston line, urges local Greens MP

7 September, 2016 - Local Greens MP Nina Springle has urged the Victorian Government to take seriously communities’ concerns about the Frankston line, ahead of ...

PC report shows schools funding must be increased, better targeted

6 September, 2016 - A Productivity Commission draft report, detailing no overall improvement in Australian education standards over the previous decade, shows w...

Turnbull must listen to Climate Change Authority whistleblowers

5 September, 2016 - Greens climate and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt says the board members who have blown the whistle on the Climate Change Authority’s unwill...

Commbank has questions to answer over Storm Financial revelations

5 September, 2016 - Greens Spokesperson for Treasury and Consumer Affairs, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments on the Commbank and Storm...

UK/Australia trade negotiations should face public scrutiny

5 September, 2016 - The Australian Greens have called on the Turnbull government to end the secrecy around trade negotiations and ensure that any potential deal...

Government must not use our most vulnerable to plug up the budget: Greens

5 September, 2016 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert said there is a moral obligation not to use the proposed investment approach to income support to p...

Denial of medical care allegations demand urgent action

5 September, 2016 - Allegations that the Government has denied medical care to a family of asylum seekers, including a 12-year-old with a badly broken arm, are ...

Restoring Territory Rights (Dying with Dignity) Bill 2016

2 September, 2016 - Senator DI NATALE I move: (1) That so much of standing orders be suspended as would prevent this resolution having effect. (2) That the Rest...

NSW Government assurances re WestConnex asbestos concerns ring hollow

2 September, 2016 - NSW Government assurances re WestConnex asbestos concerns ring hollow The Greens say recent revelations from a whistleblower regarding asbe...

Greens welcome Mao concerts cancellation

2 September, 2016 - The Australian Greens have congratulated activists in Sydney and Melbourne for their successful campaign to cancel concerts celebrating the ...

Debate on the Omnicuts Bill

2 September, 2016 - I think it is really important to understand what is going on here. What is going on here is that we have a piece of legislation that is goi...

Greens push to cut $2+ ATM fees now excessive credit card surcharges dead

2 September, 2016 - Following the death of excessive credit card surcharges from today onwards, Greens MP Adam Bandt today said the Greens will push to cut exce...

Media Release: Wilson’s Evacuation Shows Offshore Detention Untenable

2 September, 2016 - Wilson Security’s decision to withdraw from Australian offshore detention centres shows that the Government’s mandatory detention regime is ...