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Greens compel Prime Minister to release Gaetjens Report into sports rorts scandal and emails to Mackenzie

5 February, 2020 - The Senate today passed the Greens’ Order for the Production of Documents compelling the Prime Minister to release the Gaetjens Report and th...

Adam Bandt elected as Greens leader, kicks off fight for a Green New Deal

4 February, 2020 - Adam Bandt MP, Member for Melbourne, has been elected as the Australian Greens Parliamentary Leader. Adam will use his first media conference...

Koala massacre in Vic must be investigated 

2 February, 2020 - Reports of a mass koala massacre in Victoria by a private logging company require an urgent independent investigation, the Greens say. Greens...

Greens back action to stop oil drilling in Bight

22 January, 2020 - The Greens have backed the community groups taking legal action to challenge the government regulator’s (NOPSEMA) initial approval of Norwegi...

Dodgy water deals done at double the price highlight need for Royal Commission

20 January, 2020 - The Australia Institute analysis released today showing the Federal Government paid exorbitant prices for water rights to a company linked to...

Push for Senate to examine impact of fires on faunal extinction

17 January, 2020 - Chair of the Senate's Environment Committee Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has announced today she will move for the Faunal Extinction Inquiry to...

Water and Environment Ministers must meet urgently to deal with mass fish kills and safe drinking water

16 January, 2020 - Reports today of another mass fish kill in NSW caused by ash and sediment from bushfires running into the Macleay River, is the disaster expe...

Murdoch University Must Drop Whole Case Against Academic Whistleblower

14 January, 2020 - Greens Senator for NSW and Education Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has welcomed Murdoch University’s decision to drop their counter claim ...

Govt’s $50m for wildlife just petty cash for environmental catastrophe

13 January, 2020 - The Federal Government’s announcement of $50 million to wildlife affected by the bushfire crisis is nowhere near enough and should be at leas...

Greens Senator Speaks at Big Wollongong Climate Rally Calling for Urgent Climate Action

12 January, 2020 - Greens Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has addressed a big climate rally in Wollongong yesterday, condemning Prime Minister Scott Morriso...

National Water Pollution Plan needed to protect clean water supply

10 January, 2020 - Australia urgently needs a National Water Pollution Plan with clean water looming as the next crisis as a result of the catastrophic fires ac...

Where is the Environment Minister?

9 January, 2020 - The Federal Environment Minister is missing in action despite reports that more than a billion native animals have been impacted and killed in...

Greens call for ‘Fighting Fund’ for the environment decimated by fires

8 January, 2020 - The Greens have called on the Prime Minister to establish a ‘Fighting Fund’ for the environment to restore and protect the flora and fauna dec...

Greens call for Government support for wildlife carers, native animal inquiry following devastating bushfires

7 January, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has called for State and Federal Governments to provide ...