Federal Greens MPs News

Media Releases

Centre Alliance Sells Out Students And Universities

6 October, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that Centre Alliance has cut a reprehensible deal with the Liberals t...

Greens call on Labor and Crossbench to oppose unfair, wasteful tax cuts

5 October, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt says Labor and the crossbench must join the Greens in opposing tax cuts to the super-wealthy, warning that Scott Morr...

Environment Minister doing Rio Tinto's bidding

2 October, 2020 - Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley has serious questions to answer about the influence mining giant Rio Tinto has had on the Morrison Gov...

Govt’s funds for environment and tourism a drop in the ocean

1 October, 2020 - The Morrison Government’s announcement today of $61.7m to ‘boost local tourism and preserve our environment’ is a drop in the ocean of what’s ...

Morrison’s manufacturing plan a thin cover for a trickle-down agenda

1 October, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt says the Morrison Manufacturing ‘plan’ is being used as a cover for a raft of failed neoliberal ideas, from union bas...

Streaming giants must be regulated to save Australian stories and local jobs, Greens say

30 September, 2020 - The Morrison Government’s changes to local content rules is a missed opportunity to support Australian stories and local jobs, the Greens s...

Narrabri gas approval is more fuel for the fires

30 September, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt and NSW Senator Mehreen Faruqi say the approval of the Narrabri Gas project is the first domino to fall in the Mor...

Tehan Scrambles To Patch Up Uni Funding Disaster

30 September, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said the Education Minister’s announcement the Commonwealth will fund 1...

DV Funding Leaves a Third of Women at Risk

29 September, 2020 - The long overdue announcement of the Safe Places Emergency Accommodation grants is welcome, but falls critically short of national demand a...

Invest to recover: manufacturing plan must capitalise on zero carbon goods boom

28 September, 2020 - Australian Greens Leader Adam Bandt has seized on reports today that show demand for Australian goods will increasingly be put to an emissi...

JobKeeper retention, not tax cuts, as Greens to move in Senate to block JobKeeper reduction

27 September, 2020 - With JobKeeper payments set to drop from Monday 28 September, the Australian Greens have today released Parliamentary Budget Offi...

Lending changes are foie gras for banking

25 September, 2020 - Greens Economic Justice spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, responded to reports today that the government will loosen lending standards and ...

Uni Bill Report Flawed And Highly Partisan

25 September, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Mehreen Faruqi has said a report of the government-dominated Senate Education and Employment Legis...