Greens MPs News

Greens introduce Bill for an independent Anti-Poverty Commission

30 March, 2023 - The Greens have today introduced the Ending Poverty in Australia (Antipoverty Commission) Bill 2023 to the Senate. The bill lays out a legislat...

Greens establish Senate inquiry into greenwashing

29 March, 2023 - The Senate has agreed to establish an inquiry into greenwashing by corporations in Australia. The inquiry will investigate the impacts of gr...

Australia's environment needs protection, not Green Wall Street

29 March, 2023 - The Nature Repair Market Bill, introduced by Environment Minister Plibersek today, raises serious concerns about the Government’s environmental...

Attitude adjustment needed on gendered violence

29 March, 2023 - Today’s release of the latest National Community Attitudes Towards Violence Against Women Survey (NCAS) shows that serious cultural change is n...

Greens welcome family law reforms that put kids first

29 March, 2023 - The Greens welcome the introduction of family law amendments aimed at putting children’s welfare first in family law matters. After years of...

Inflation figures show there is no need for more rate rises

29 March, 2023 - Falling inflation shows the Reserve Bank has no justification to again raise interest rates next week, Greens Economic Justice spokesperson Sen...

Australian Greens Voted to Support Reforms to Require Parliament to Vote on When to Send Australian's to War

29 March, 2023 - Senator Jordon Steele-John has today moved a vote on his Private Senators Bill the Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Servic...

Senate Backs Greens Proposal For Senate Inquiry Into ADHD Care

29 March, 2023 - The Australian Senate has formally backed a proposal from Australian Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John to hold a Senate inquiry into attention ...

Anti-siphoning scheme ignores women’s sports and streaming services

28 March, 2023 - An updated anti-siphoning list has been tabled in the parliament today with one glaring omission: women’s sport. The Government has also failed...

Government must act on abattoir allegations

28 March, 2023 - Last night’s 7.30 report exposed the horrific suffering endured by pigs in Australian abattoirs when they are stunned using CO2 before slaughte...

Urgent cost-of-living response needed for women and children in poverty

28 March, 2023 - Recent reports from ACOSS and analysis by Anti-Poverty Week have confirmed that poverty and homelessness are disproportionately impacting women...

Greens secure hit on coal and gas in Safeguard deal

27 March, 2023 - HARD CAP AND POLLUTION TRIGGER, BEETALOO AND OTHER 116 NEW COAL AND GAS PROJECTS ON THE ROPES The Greens have negotiated significant changes...

Greens call for Poverty Reduction Package in May Budget

22 March, 2023 - Following a ACOSS/UNSW report released today highlighting the inadequacy of Australia’s social security system and the depth of poverty fo...

Murdoch Royal Commission needs support from all sides of politics

21 March, 2023 - Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Spokesperson for Media and Communications, has welcomed the appointment of Malcolm Turnbull and Sharan Burro...

Greens MP: Government must act now to prevent further harm to trans community

19 March, 2023 - Stephen Bates MP for Brisbane and Australian Greens’ Spokesperson for LGBTQIA+ wrote to Immigration Minister Andrew Giles on 19 January, callin...