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Great Australian Bight protection before the Senate

25 July, 2019 - The Greens will today introduce a Bill to stop drilling in the Great Australian Bight and move for World Heritage Listing following a groundswel...

WE SHOULD FEAR THE END OF FRANK AND FEARLESS ADVICE UNDER MORRISON: BANDT

25 July, 2019 - Greens spokesperson for the public service, Adam Bandt MP, today commented on reports that the Prime Minister will make ‘immediate and sweeping ...

BHP SHOWING MORE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP THAN MOST OF PARLIAMENT: BANDT

24 July, 2019 -   BHP SHOWING MORE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP THAN MOST OF PARLIAMENT: BANDT   07/24/2019 Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP to...

Greens declare climate emergency and support for climate strikers

24 July, 2019 - At the Australian Greens National Conference last weekend, the Australian Greens moved and passed a motion declaring a climate emergency, and a ...

Press freedom under the microscope as Senate launches inquiry

23 July, 2019 - Freedom of the press and whistle-blower protection will finally get the hearing they deserve as the Senate votes in favour of an inquiry to be c...

TAYLOR'S 'OPEN MIND' ON NUCLEAR ENERGY IS FRIGHTENING: BANDT

23 July, 2019 - TAYLOR'S 'OPEN MIND' ON NUCLEAR ENERGY IS FRIGHTENING: BANDT   07/23/2019 Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said...

Murray-Darling Royal Commission debate begins

22 July, 2019 - The Greens Bill for a Commission of Inquiry into the Murray-Darling was debated this morning in the Senate.   “Today the Senate finally began th...

Murray-Darling in the spotlight as Parliament set to debate Royal Commission

22 July, 2019 - The debate on establishing a Royal Commission into the Murray-Darling will begin today in the Senate, with a Greens Bill to establish a commissi...

Press freedom under threat as French journalists arrested reporting on Adani

22 July, 2019 - Further police crackdown on journalists highlights importance of Senate inquiry into press freedom, Greens say.   “The arrest of journalists in ...

New TAFE Decline Data shows Morrison Government Needs to Reverse Course and Invest in VET

20 July, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Spokesperson for Education, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has said that new TAFE data released today shows the continued decl...

Manus Island

19 July, 2019 - Australian Greens Immigration Spokesperson Nick McKim has been ordered to leave Manus Island on the sixth anniversary of the commencement of ind...

Media Release: Climate Justice Must Be Central to Foreign Aid Program

18 July, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Spokesperson for International Development, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has said that climate justice must be central to Au...

Federal Government must Intervene to Reverse the Decline in Public Housing

18 July, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Spokesperson for Housing, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to today’s Australian Institute of Health and Research ...

Great Australian Bight must be protected

17 July, 2019 - The government must rule out drilling in the Great Australian Bight rather than passing the buck to the regulator, Greens say.   “Pressure from ...

TAYLOR WILL TRY AND AVOID CLIMATE ACTION FOREVER: GREENS

11 July, 2019 - Greens climate change and energy spokesperson and Acting Leader, Adam Bandt MP, today said that Angus Taylor’s apparent refusal to convene the C...