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Government to put university out of reach for low income students

19 April, 2017 - The Australian Greens have slammed the Government’s plans to hit university students with higher fees and force graduates to pay their HELP/HEC...

Gunshots on Manus Island

15 April, 2017 - The Manus Island detention centre is unsafe and should be closed with all detainees immediately brought to Australia. "We have responsibility f...

Unknown community leaders consulted on cashless welfare card trials shows lack of transparency

12 April, 2017 - It is concerning that the those consulted for the extension of the cashless welfare card trials are unknown ‘leaders’ that the Government have ...

Time to let go of the past and back five-minute rule

12 April, 2017 - Australian Greens Senator for South Australia Sarah Hanson-Young is calling on Malcolm Turnbull to prove himself as the bold, innovative Prime ...

Greens welcome local community leaders creating a more inclusive Australia Day

12 April, 2017 - Australia Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has welcomed local community leaders in Cockburn and Bassendean considering an inclusive day for Austra...

Time to make big businesses pay on time

12 April, 2017 - The Greens welcome the Small Business Ombudsman's report on late payments and call on the government to take strong action against unfair pract...

Backbench fighting to keep Work for the Dole shows politicians not thinking of outcomes for the unemployed: Greens

11 April, 2017 - News today that Coalition backbenchers are lobbying to keep Work for the Dole in the upcoming budget because it is ‘red meat for the base’ show...

Senate inquiry shows Centrelink recipients feel bullied and threatened by the Government

11 April, 2017 - The last two days of evidence to the senate inquiry into Centrelink’s automated debt recovery system has raised a myriad of issues and suggests...

Manus Island detainees must be brought to Australia

10 April, 2017 - All of Australia's detainees on Manus Island must be brought to Australia, Greens Immigration spokesperson Nick McKim says. "The people the Aus...

Ombudsman report shows huge flaws remain with automated debt recovery system

10 April, 2017 - The report released today by the Commonwealth Ombudsman shows that the automated debt recovery system is still severely flawed and is hurting p...

House prices skyrocket since Cabinet rejected capital gains tax reforms

7 April, 2017 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, is today calling on the Government to reveal the capital gains tax modelling they took...

Federal Government should stop interfering in City of Hobart #changethedate discussions

6 April, 2017 - Threatening to revoke the authorisation to hold citizenship ceremonies because the City of Hobart is daring to discuss moving Australia Day cele...

Report reveals companies profiteering from torture

5 April, 2017 - Amnesty International's report on the profit-making of Broadspectrum from Australia's detention centres on Nauru is a warning to companies consi...

PM Turnbull should be open to a discussion about changing the date for Australia Day

5 April, 2017 - The Prime Minister should engage in a meaningful way about changing the date for Australia Day, rather than rejecting the City of Hobart decisio...