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Backroom Labor boys doing their coal donors’ bidding

13 July, 2020 - The Labor party backroom boys are pressuring Queensland’s Labor Premier to approve stage 3 of the New Acland coal mine, showing fossil fuel dono...

Feds' funding for Parks shows jobs in green recovery but much more needed

12 July, 2020 - The announcement by Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley today of funding for tourism and infrastructure at five natural attractions shows th...

Greens condemn US Marine Rotation for putting Northern Territory community at risk

10 July, 2020 - 10 July, 2020 Today, Australian Greens Peace and Disarmament spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has expressed his frustrations that the Uni...

Tax cuts for the rich, austerity for the poor: PM & Labor embark on stupidest possible tax policy during an outbreak

9 July, 2020 - Australian Greens Leader, Adam Bandt, has described the Morrison Government’s ideological determination to cut taxes for high income earners as i...

Arts and entertainment package needs urgent increase

9 July, 2020 - The Morrison Government must significantly increase the arts and entertainment industry recovery package following a return to lockdown measures ...

Tehan childcare rules risks collapse of childcare centres: Bandt

8 July, 2020 - As Melbourne goes back into stage 3 lockdowns, the Federal government is pulling the major childcare supports which played a positive role in the...

Greens call on Environment Minister to immediately release interim report into environment laws

7 July, 2020 - The Greens are calling on Environment Minister Sussan Ley to immediately release the interim report into Australia's environment laws handed to h...

Recycling plan another waste of an opportunity

6 July, 2020 - Greens Waste and Recycling spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, comments on today's announcement of a 'Recycling Modernisation Plan,' highli...

Morrison Government must rule out killing more jobs by abolishing local content rules

6 July, 2020 - The Greens are calling on the Morrison Government to rule out killing more Australian jobs by permanently abolishing local content rules and to g...

Public Housing health response should be led by care, not force

5 July, 2020 - The Greens have today said the Andrews State Government’s unprecedented lockdown of social housing blocks had created appalling outcomes for tena...

Statement on Eden-Monaro

4 July, 2020 - I want to thank our fantastic candidate, Cathy Griff, and the wonderful members and supporters of the NSW Greens, especially in Eden-Monaro, who ...

Greens announce new climate targets as modelling shows higher 2030 targets needed to meet Paris goals

3 July, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt has released new analysis showing that because pollution has increased so much since the Liberals repealed the carbon pr...

NSW shark strategy: still a long way to go

1 July, 2020 - Greens Healthy Oceans spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, welcomes the NSW Government’s investment in non-lethal shark mitigation measures ...

Greens call on Morrison Government to take action over Hong Kong National Security Law

1 July, 2020 - The Australian Greens condemn in the strongest possible terms the Chinese Government’s decision to override Hong Kong’s legislature and pass drac...

More missiles won't make Australia safer: Greens

1 July, 2020 - Leader of the Australian Greens Adam Bandt has today said the government's commitment to spend over $270 billion on defence would not make Austra...