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Greens and crossbench join in parliament push to honor Robodebt Royal Commission

25 August, 2025 - Greens Spokesperson for Social Services, Senator Penny Allman-Payne, and Independent Member for Clark Andrew Wilkie MP, will today co-introduc...

Greens secure Senate Inquiry into childcare quality and safety, with funding model firmly in sight

25 August, 2025 - On the first day of the resumed Parliament, the Australian Greens have successfully established a Senate Inquiry into the quality and safety o...

Senator Hanson-Young calls on the AFL to dump slur-merchant Snoop

25 August, 2025 - Senator Hanson-Young has called on the AFL to dump slur-merchant Snoop Dogg as the AFL Grand Final entertainment, and instead let an Aussie ar...

Major Parties pass law to build public housing for US troops under AUKUS

25 August, 2025 - The major parties have just passed legislation that will allow the Government to spend an unknown amount of public funds on building housing f...

Labor’s scheme won’t solve the housing crisis, it will drive up prices

25 August, 2025 - Labor’s Housing Minister Clare O’Neil’s announcement today to bring forward guarantees for a 5% deposit for first-home buyers to avoid mortgag...

Labor’s roundtable has let down workers, renters and first home buyers

22 August, 2025 - The Greens say the Government's roundtable has delivered nothing for workers, renters and first home buyers, according to Greens Senator Barba...

Naming and shaming won’t fix childcare, Greens urge ministers to confront the for-profit system at meeting today

22 August, 2025 - On the day of a national meeting of Education Ministers, the Greens are urging ministers to go beyond band-aid fixes and tackle the systemic p...

Greens: Melbourne Uni must apologise for privacy law breach, end crackdown on Palestine protestors

21 August, 2025 - Greens Deputy Leader and Higher Education Spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has strongly condemned the University of Melbourne following&nbs...

Autistic Australians Used as Political Football in Minister’s Shameful Announcement

21 August, 2025 - At his National Press Club address, Minister Mark Butler announced changes to NDIS eligibility for children he described as having “mild to mo...

Greens welcome opportunity to create fit for purpose environmental protection laws

20 August, 2025 - EPBC reform is a key agenda item at the Government’s Productivity Roundtable in Canberra today. Greens spokesperson for the Environment Sen...

Greens join Vic Labor’s push for 2 day work from home: a productivity boon

20 August, 2025 - Australians should have the legal right to work from home at least two days a week where it is practical and reasonable, according to federal ...

Greens: Bishop and Bell must go - Government can't ignore ANU crisis

19 August, 2025 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and Higher Education spokesperson, and Laura Nuttall MLA, ACT Greens spokespers...

Greens will push for Senate Inquiry into childcare safety crisis, say enough is enough on patchwork fixes

15 August, 2025 - The Greens will move to establish a Senate Inquiry into the safety and quality of early childhood education and care as soon as Parliament res...

Labor disrespects legal process, dodges accountability on salmon

14 August, 2025 - The Greens have slammed the Albanese government for taking extraordinary measures to dodge accountability in the Federal Court on allowing the...

Greens urge the Government to put early learning on the productivity agenda

14 August, 2025 - Ahead of the Government’s productivity roundtables, the Productivity Commission’s interim report on Delivering quality care more efficiently r...