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Dutton is in nuclear fantasy land, while Labor remains addicted to coal and gas

19 June, 2024 - The Australian Greens have said any plan by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to invest in nuclear power is ‘pure fantasy’, and a ‘dead cat’ distra...

Greens call on Government to listen to growing calls to dump disastrous international student cap policy

18 June, 2024 - Deputy Greens Leader and Higher Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to the Group of Eight’s scathing criticism of the Go...

Australian Greens call on Labor to finally condemn State of Israel and Hamas’ war crimes in parliament

13 June, 2024 - The Australian Greens have lashed Labor for their refusal to condemn the war crimes committed by the State of Israel and Hamas, after the govern...

Additional aid funding for Gaza is necessary but Government needs to do far more

12 June, 2024 - Greens Deputy Leader and International Aid and Global Justice Spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has stated that while the Albanese Government’...

Labor Stalling on Disability Royal Commission Response

12 June, 2024 - It’s time the Government implemented the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of People with ...

Dutton’s climate threats nothing more than hot air, with climate laws already Dutton-proof

12 June, 2024 - The Australian Greens have called Peter Dutton’s climate target comments ‘a waste of breath’, given the Liberals have zero chance of winning gov...

Statement on the two-way arms trade with the State of Israel

9 June, 2024 - As the Albanese Government last week teamed up with Peter Dutton’s Coalition to try and make the genocide in Gaza about themselves, there were st...

Second Esso/ExxonMobil gas rupture exposed

6 June, 2024 - A second rupture from an offshore Esso/ExxonMobil rig has caused toxic gas condensate to spew into the ocean.  The revelations come follo...

Second Esso/ExxonMobil gas rupture exposed

6 June, 2024 - A second rupture from an offshore Esso/ExxonMobil rig has caused toxic gas condensate to spew into the ocean.  The revelations come follo...

Statement from Adam Bandt

6 June, 2024 - My lawyers have written to the Attorney-General regarding what I consider to be defamatory statements he made about me and the Greens yesterday. ...

Statement on Labor’s attempt to distract from the slaughter in Gaza

5 June, 2024 - Labor’s attempts to blame the Greens for growing community disappointment over their support for the invasion of Gaza is nothing more than a defl...

On World Environment Day Greens call for Native Forest Logging ban, Climate Trigger for pollution

5 June, 2024 - On World Environment Day, the Greens have called on the Albanese Government to back a ban on native forest logging in order to protect nature and...

Majority want sport free, not locked behind paywall: Research

5 June, 2024 - New research reveals a majority of Australians believe sport should be free to watch for all Australians, not locked behind subscription pay...

No changes planned for barriers to Escaping Violence Payment

5 June, 2024 - The Department of Social Services confirmed in estimates last night that there were no plans to reconsider eligibility criteria for the Escaping ...

Nets out of Queensland now

4 June, 2024 - The Greens are again calling on the Queensland government for an urgent review of the state’s system of shark nets and drum lines, after a humpba...