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UN calls time on coal, while Murdoch shift from denial to delay

6 September, 2021 - With the UN calling for Australia to quit coal by 2030, but Rupert Murdoch officially moving only to ‘net zero by 2050’, the looming divide ...

PM’s Women’s Safety Summit just more political theatre

6 September, 2021 - The Greens say day one of the Women’s Safety Summit was yet another exercise in political theatre for a government that remains completely o...

Amid record corporate super-profits, Greens announce new Tycoon Tax to raise $338 billion for public good

6 September, 2021 - The Greens have today announced they will push for a new 40% corporate super-profits tax on the excess profits made by big corporations, inc...

Amid record corporate super-profits, Greens announce new Tycoon Tax to raise $338 billion for public good

6 September, 2021 - Media Release The Greens have today announced they will push for a new 40% corporate super-profits tax on the excess profits made by big ...

One Nation’s JobKeeper transparency stitch up

2 September, 2021 - One Nation has let the Government off the hook on JobKeeper rorts, just as public pressure is mounting to unsustainable levels, the Greens s...

Morrison Government's assault on science reaches new lows

2 September, 2021 - The Greens have slammed the Morrison Government for politicising science in an attempt to deny the dangerous decline of the Great Barrier Re...

Greens to refer offshore wind farm bill to inquiry for scrutiny

2 September, 2021 - The Greens have welcomed the introduction of the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Bill 2021 and Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Regu...

PM dodging accountability with new national cabinet secrecy laws

2 September, 2021 - The PM continues to do all he can to duck transparency and accountability with new laws that would overturn a recent court decision by shiel...

Government and One Nation leave women unsafe by blocking amendments

1 September, 2021 - The government and One Nation have blocked crucial amendments from the Greens and Labor that would have implemented the centrepiece of the R...

Workers lose as corporations gain

1 September, 2021 - Companies claiming a bigger share of profits at the direct expense of workers shows the need to properly tax big corporations and the super ...

Ley not giving devils their due

1 September, 2021 - The Greens have condemned Environment Minister Sussan Ley for lifting a ban on Venture Minerals trucking ore at night along a 112km stretch ...

Greens introduce bill to ban greyhound export

1 September, 2021 - The Greens have introduced a bill to parliament that would ban the export of greyhounds from Australia for commercial purposes including bre...

Harvey Norman makes record profits as inequality soars

31 August, 2021 - Harvey Norman’s record profits show the need to make big corporations and billionaires pay their fair share of tax, the Greens say. “Harvey No...

Greens introduce bill for Federal Environment Watchdog

31 August, 2021 - The Greens have today introduced legislation to establish a Federal Environment Watchdog to enforce Australia’s environment laws.  Greens Envi...

First Nations vaccine rollout reveals usual lack of care and incompetence

31 August, 2021 - The Greens say that the Government's approach to vaccinating First Nations people, disabled people and aged care residents, has been unaccepta...