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Education Minister “Completely Out Of Touch” On Climate Strike: Greens

18 September, 2019 - Australian Greens Spokesperson for Education, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to Education Minister Dan Tehan’s criticism of Universi...

Liberals should end the war on Reef science

17 September, 2019 - The Liberals have cemented their position as a party of science denial by seeking to establish a parliamentary inquiry into the science on ...

Any boss who sacks anyone for not turning up to work on Friday is a bum: Bandt

16 September, 2019 - Greens climate change spokesperson, Adam Bandt MP, has this morning introduced a private members bill which will amend the Fair Work Act to...

Greens Condemn Passage of Anti-Protest Ag Gag Legislation

12 September, 2019 - Greens Senators have reacted to the passage of the Government’s anti-protest ag gag legislation which passed the Senate with Labor support....

Senate Urges NSW Government To Extend Consultation With Traditional Owners On Warragamba Dam Proposal

12 September, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has welcomed the Senate passing her motion calling on the NSW government to give Trad...

Greens: ADF must urgently develop & implement climate change strategy

11 September, 2019 - Australian Greens Peace and Disarmament spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has reiterated calls for Australia's defence force to urgen...

Crossbench moves for Parliament to declare climate emergency

11 September, 2019 - Federal Members of the crossbench in the House of Representatives will join with John Hewson AM, former Liberal leader, to call on the Parl...

Water and Enviro Ministers put up white flag on Murray-Darling crisis

11 September, 2019 - The Federal Government has put up the white flag on the Murray Darling Basin crisis, the Greens say. “The Coalition has had six years in go...

Greens back call for moratorium on water trading by non-landholders

10 September, 2019 - The Greens have called for an urgent moratorium on water barons and non-water users buying up water while the Murray-Darling Basin remains ...

Australians back Greens’ vision of phasing out coal: Bandt

10 September, 2019 - Greens climate change and energy spokesperson, Adam Bandt MP, today said that the latest Climate of the Nation report released by The Austr...

Greens Win Amendments To Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Bill

10 September, 2019 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, the Greens’ Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, has welcomed the Government’s decision to adopt Greens’ amendments to ...

Bishop and Pyne face Questioning today – Greens push for stronger ministerial codes of conduct

9 September, 2019 - Former senior Liberal cabinet members Julie Bishop and Christopher Pyne will give evidence today at a Senate inquiry into their compliance w...

Greens Corruption Watchdog Bill passes the Senate

9 September, 2019 - The Australian Senate has sent a strong message to the Morrison Government that it wants a federal corruption watchdog with teeth, voting 35...

Greens Force Government To Table PFAS Report Response

9 September, 2019 - The Senate has tonight passed Greens Senator for NSW Mehreen Faruqi’s motion ordering the Government to table their response to the recommen...

Regulator says electricity bills higher under Libs than Greens/Labor carbon price: Bandt

5 September, 2019 - A report on electricity prices released today by the Australian Energy Regulator confirms that electricity bills were lower when the Greens/...