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Declared Dangerous Criminal Laws Should Follow Rules of Natural Justice

11 December, 2015 - The Government needs to put a greater focus on deradicalisation both in and out of prison, Greens legal affairs spokesperson Nick McKim says...

PM doesn’t need a summit to fix domestic violence cuts in MYEFO

11 December, 2015 - The Australian Greens welcome COAG's announcement of a domestic violence summit and a deadline for national DVO legislation, but cuts must b...

Big four unlikely to sink money into Adani’s white elephant

11 December, 2015 - The Australian Greens are calling on Westpac to rule out funding Adani's Carmichael mine in order to meet its commitment to keep global warm...

A warm welcome for Malcolm

10 December, 2015 - Aboriginal elders, mayors, the Rethink the Link Alliance - representing 34 different groups - and Save Beeliar Wetlands campaigners joined w...

Greens fear banks are coming after peoples’ super

10 December, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said he wants to make sure that the government’s exposure draft of further changes to super...

Paris climate talks: 2nd draft text cause for cautious optimism

10 December, 2015 - A new draft text has been released overnight at the UN climate talks in Paris, where Australian Greens leader Richard Di Natale has responde...

Post-Paris special climate briefing

10 December, 2015 - Wed, 2015-12-16 18:30 - 20:30 Senator Waters Electorate Office. Level 2, 251 Given Tce, Paddington QLD ...

Australia must take subs off the table for Japan because of whaling

10 December, 2015 - Greens spokesperson for whaling, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, said, “The Liberal Government must remove Japan from the list of eligible bidde...

Take a seat Tony, one Trump is already too many

10 December, 2015 - It's well past time the Prime Minister put a stop to Tony Abbott's extremist rhetoric, the Australian Greens said today. "Tony Abbott's late...

Attack is Mr Abbott's Answer to Everything

10 December, 2015 - Tony Abbott's reckless fascination with the use of military force makes us all less safe, the Australian Greens said today. "Tony Abbott was...

Liberals failing to upgrade economy to beat climate change

9 December, 2015 - The Australian Government has deservedly been ranked third last out of 58 large countries on the strength of their policies to tackle global ...

Greens vow to continue adoption equality fight

9 December, 2015 - Victorian Greens LGBTI spokesperson Sam Hibbins has welcomed the passing of adoption equality legislation, but criticised the Coalition's ame...

Labor Premiers selling out poor Australians by considering GST rise

9 December, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that Labor Premiers are selling out poor Australians by joining their Liberal colleague...

Alternatives to Violence Project

9 December, 2015 - The Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) is a training programme enabling participants to deal with potentially violent situations in new a...

Government must take action after fish kill; can’t blame Nature

9 December, 2015 - Greens Member for South Metropolitan Lynn MacLaren MLC says the Government must announce new measures to protect Cockburn Sound’s marine life...