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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...

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...

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...

Nothing but the sound of silence on Equal Pay Day

31 August, 2021 - On Equal Pay Day the Greens have called on the PM to act immediately to close the gender pay gap, with the gulf between men’s and women’s earn...

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...

A Bill to increase ADF transparency and ensure a vote of Parliament before ADF deployment

29 August, 2021 - Greens bring on a bill to increase ADF transparency, scrutiny, and ensure a vote of both houses of parliament would be needed for the ADF to e...

Morrison Government condemned for Tasmania's dodgy foreign investment approvals

27 August, 2021 - A Senate Inquiry that investigated Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approvals has used key Tasmanian case studies to blast the Federal G...

More Police Powers, Less Protections

27 August, 2021 - The Labor and Liberal parties have voted to pass the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020 which makes three new...

Labor agrees to spend $50 million destroying Traditional Owners home

26 August, 2021 -   “Traditional Owners of the Gundanji and Garawa nation do not consent to fracking in the Beetaloo basin, but the government has put $50 milli...

Won’t someone please think of the children - Kids must be in vax targets now 

26 August, 2021 - The Greens say that Mr Morrison’s failure to include children in the national vaccination targets will cost too many lives.  “Mr Morrison has ...

Labor joins the Liberals to lock in climate bomb fracking rort

25 August, 2021 - The Australian Greens have savaged Labor’s decision to vote with the Liberals today in the Senate to spend public money opening up massive gas...

Ley must act to protect Tasmanian devils

25 August, 2021 - The Greens have called on Environment Minister Sussan Ley to protect Tasmanian devils from becoming mining-industry roadkill by rejecting Vent...

Royal Commission Confidentiality & Whistleblower Protections Pass the Senate

25 August, 2021 - The Greens and the disability community have achieved another huge win! After years of raising the alarm that the confidentiality provisions i...

Labor joins government in undemocratic attack on minor parties

24 August, 2021 - The Greens say Labor’s decision today to wave through changes to the Electoral Act that will increase membership minimums and give existing pa...