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Government lying to Australians as transport pollution skyrockets by 63%, say Greens

13 September, 2018 - The government is deluding itself and all Australians about being on track to meet Paris climate change targets as a report from the Climat...

Greens to move for 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave

13 September, 2018 - The Greens will move to amend the Government’s bill introduced into the Lower House today for five days unpaid family and domestic violence...

Bureau of Meteorology motion

13 September, 2018 - The Senate has passed a motion from Tasmanian Greens Senator Nick McKim calling on the government to abandon plans to centralise the Bureau...

Whish-Wilson: 10 years on from the GFC and the Keating-era banking risks still remain

12 September, 2018 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, last night, delivered an adjournment speech on why the GFC is still with us and h...

Climate research shows Australians back Greens plan to phase out coal

12 September, 2018 - Climate research shows Australians back Greens plan to phase out coal Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today sai...

Adani motion a test for Labor and the Government

12 September, 2018 - The Government must revoke Adani’s environmental approval to in light of serious allegations of environmental breaches, said Australian Gre...

Labor sells out Australia on TPP

12 September, 2018 - Labor has thrown Australia under the bus for delivering the Government the numbers it needs to pass TPP enabling legislation, the Greens sa...

Dutton's "papers please" laws another attack on rights

12 September, 2018 - Dutton's 'papers please' legislation is yet another unecessary attack on fundamental liberties, Greens Justice spokesperson Nick McKim says...

Tech giants oppose anti-encryption legislation, support privacy of their users

12 September, 2018 - Tuesday, 11 September Australian Greens Digital Rights Senator Jordon Steele-John said this morning he was thrilled that some of the bigges...

Workers and Staff Feeling the Squeeze of University Budget Cuts

11 September, 2018 - Australian Greens Education Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has called on the Federal Government to reverse its funding freeze for un...

Steele-John: Stop using our Port for inhumane live export trade

10 September, 2018 - Monday, 10 September An Australian Greens bill that would end live sheep exports has passed the Australian Senate, immediately banning the ...

Greens-led Live Exports Ban Bill Passes Federal Senate - Morrison Must Support an end to the “Trade in Misery”

10 September, 2018 - A Greens bill that would ban live sheep exports has passed the Australian Senate. It would immediately ban the export of live sheep and lam...

Hannah Mouncey’s withdrawal shows AFL is not walking the walk when it comes to LGBTIQ+ equality, say the Greens

10 September, 2018 - “The AFL is happy to talk the talk when it comes to LGBTIQ+ inclusion, but Hannah Mouncey’s experience shows when push comes to shove, they...

Greens welcome Virgin’s plastics ban

10 September, 2018 - The Australian Greens have welcomed Virgin Australia’s ban on plastic straws and stirrers.   “The less plastic waste we have finding its wa...