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Malcolm Turnbull - the wedding crasher?

11 November, 2015 - The Greens Spokesperson on Marriage Equality this morning launched a postcard campaign calling on Prime Minister Turnbull to provide a free ...

Senate urges Turnbull not to bin recycled paper promise

11 November, 2015 - Senate urges Turnbull not to bin recycled paper promise The Senate has called on the Turnbull government to immediately reinstate an ongoing...

Proxy vote shows Senate for public enforcement of environment law

11 November, 2015 - The Senate has voted down a Turnbull Government motion in support of its bill to limit who can take the government to court when it breaks e...

Turnbull takes Abbott’s axe to World Heritage, water and endangered species

11 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens are urging the cross-bench Senators to continue to block the Turnbull Government's plan to give all federal environmen...

Want to take action on Climate Change this week?

11 November, 2015 - - Join Australia's Largest Doorknock - this Saturday, 14th November. We have teams in Fremantle, Perth, Victoria Park and Nedlands. Spend a ...

Record congestion costs set to continue without express investment in public transport

11 November, 2015 - Record congestion costs set to continue without express investment in public transport With the cost of congestion in Australia’s capital ci...

Senator Robert Simms calls out the LNP on privilege

11 November, 2015 - Senator SIMMS (South Australia) (20:15): I might take this opportunity to respond to some comments made in relation to this bill during the...

Taking Hope and Reclaiming our Future

11 November, 2015 - Alex Schlotzer (National Secretary) Over the course of three days, members from across Australia gathered in Adelaide to discuss and explore...

Turnbull Government blocking global deal to cut fossil fuel subsidies

10 November, 2015 - The Australian Greens are calling on the Turnbull Government to stop blocking international moves to reduce OECD countries' subsidies to coa...

Marriage Equality

10 November, 2015 - Lynn MacLaren has been a strong and passionate advocate for marriage equality for many years, and in 2013 Lynn introduced her Same-Sex Marri...

Labor and Liberal MPs formally back move to four year terms - Greens remain opposed‏

10 November, 2015 - 10/11/2015 The Greens say a Parliamentary Committee report recommending Queensland governments move from three to four year terms will ...

We must redouble our efforts to tackle climate change

10 November, 2015 - This government's climate denialism does my head in. The denialism is reflected in the pathetic pollution reduction targets, as just defende...

Stop Roe 8 - Save Beeliar Wetlands

10 November, 2015 - For many years Lynn has worked closely with community groups and independent researchers who are opposed to the Roe 8 highway extension goin...

Increased support for Constitutional Recognition should be met with action by Malcolm Turnbull

10 November, 2015 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has said today that ‘it makes no sense for the path to Constitutional Reform to slow whilst communi...

Government must be ambitious with super reform: Greens

10 November, 2015 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today called on the government to be ambitious with its plans to reform the superannuation system...