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Counting koalas won’t save national treasure

23 November, 2020 - A koala census won’t save our national treasure and a moratorium on the clearing of critical habitat is still urgently needed, the Greens sa...

As Morrison prepares the ground to ditch Kyoto credits Liberals and Labor both failing 2030 test

20 November, 2020 - Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, says the Government is right to reconsider its 2030 climate ambitions, but needs to do far more than just drop th...

No question SAS committed war crimes in Afghanistan, facilitated by failure of command

19 November, 2020 - Australian Greens Peace and Disarmament spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said there was no question now that Australian special force...

Greens label Senate Inquiry into environment law reforms a sham, call on crossbench to refuse to pass the bill

18 November, 2020 - The Greens have slammed the two-week Senate Inquiry into major environment law reforms labelling it a ‘sham’ and are calling on the crossben...

Greens the only friends of coal workers as Liberal and Labor remain in denial about ‘decades’ of coal

18 November, 2020 - The Australian Greens leader, Adam Bandt, has called on the leaders of the Liberal, Labor and National parties to stop peddling fantasies an...

Commonwealth must take the lead in South Australia to prevent another COVID outbreak in aged care facilities 

18 November, 2020 - The Greens say that it is imperative that the Commonwealth learn the hard lesson from the Victorian aged care COVID outbreak and take leader...

Evidence continues to stack up against Cashless Debit Card

18 November, 2020 - The Greens have tabled a dissenting report to the inquiry into the Government’s Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of ...

Robodebt class action success is one step closer to justice, now it’s time for a Royal Commission

16 November, 2020 - The Greens welcome the settlement of $1.2billion in the Robodebt Class Action including that the Commonwealth must pay $112 million in compe...

Government has been offered a clear way forward on mental health and they need to act 

16 November, 2020 - The Greens have welcomed the Productivity Commission report into Mental Health and say that it has provided a clear way forward for the Gove...

Biden Climate Summit puts pressure on 2030 targets

13 November, 2020 - Time is ticking for the government and opposition to adopt science-based 2030 targets, with an upcoming US-led climate summit to be held bef...

Greens Call for Parliamentary Standards

12 November, 2020 - Greens Senator Larissa Waters moved to bring on her Parliamentary Standards Bill this morning to address Parliament's appalling ineffectual ...

Government's Sham ICAC Has No Friends

12 November, 2020 - The Greens echo the Australian Federal Police Association’s description of the Morrison Government’s sham integrity commission as nothing mo...

Cultural problems in the SAS must be addressed

12 November, 2020 - Australian Greens Peace & Disarmament spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said today that the scope of the Office of the Special Investi...