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Government keeps spinning tall tales on Cashless Debit Card despite failure to prove it works

21 April, 2021 -  The Greens say the Government should abandon the Cashless Debit Card not continue to throw money at the failed punitive program. "The $30 mill...

Leaders’ coal-fired climate speeches expose Australia ahead of Biden Summit

20 April, 2021 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt said that after speeches of the Prime Minister and Leader of Opposition reported today, it is clear that their renewed...

Our veterans deserve better: Greens

19 April, 2021 - Today's announcement of a Royal Commission into Veteran and Serving Defence Personnel Suicides is not only a huge win for the community, who ha...

Morrison fails women again with bizarre new consent videos

19 April, 2021 - The Greens have slammed the Morrison government’s confusing and bizarre “Good Society” sexual consent videos which feature milkshakes, tacos an...

Domestic publicly-owned mRNA production should be on National Cabinet agenda

19 April, 2021 - The Leader of the Greens, Adam Bandt, says the National Cabinet agenda should include the Greens’ call for investment in publicly-owned domesti...

Greens call for no-fault vaccine compensation scheme in Australia

16 April, 2021 - The Australian Greens are calling for the establishment of a no-fault vaccine compensation scheme in Australia. “There are already 25 countries...

Afghanistan War: Knowing what we do now, Australia never should have gone

16 April, 2021 - Australian Greens Peace and Disarmament spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said Australia should never have got involved in the Afghanista...

Pause to planned NDIS changes must be permanent

15 April, 2021 - Australian Greens Disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said today the Government's plans to stall the introduction of compulsory ...

Science on climate end-game puts Liberals and Labor targets to shame

15 April, 2021 - The release of a new report shows only the Greens have a climate policy in line with the science. The Climate Council report, Aim High, Go Fast...

Greens call for Finance Minister’s COVID advance to be used now for publicly-owned vaccine production

13 April, 2021 - The Greens say the government should use unallocated discretionary funds set aside for COVID to begin work on a publicly-owned domestic vaccine...

ADF top brass must resign over SAS revelations

12 April, 2021 - Further sickening revelations about the existence of an illegal drinking establishment at Tarinkot base in Afghanistan, and the involvement of ...

Respect@Work response welcome but devil will be in the detail

8 April, 2021 - The Greens have cautiously welcomed the Morrison government’s long overdue response to the Respect@Work recommendations, but say that the PM has...

Greens say mRNA vaccine capacity would prevent kneejerk vaccine strategy

8 April, 2021 - The Australian Greens have lashed the Morrison Government’s vaccine rollout, saying that tonight’s announcement of a health advisory to no longe...

Police raid Neo-Nazis, find bomb

8 April, 2021 - Australian Greens Anti-Racism spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to reports that police have arrested two Australian men and foun...

NDIS Tune Review never intended to recommend independent assessments

6 April, 2021 - As revealed in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Morrison Government's proposed independent assessments changes to the NDIS were never originally r...