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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...

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...

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 ...

Greens welcome Government commitment to COVAX  

24 September, 2020 - The Greens are pleased that the Government has finally announced that Australia has joined the COVAX facility.  Australia’s participation i...

Uni Rallies Essential To Fight Cuts And Autocracy

23 September, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said she was proud to speak at and attend heavily-policed student ralli...

NBN Upgrade

23 September, 2020 - The Government's NBN announcement is a small step in the right direction, but there are still significant issues that need to be addressed,...

Chinese government must allow access to Tibet, Greens say

23 September, 2020 - Following reports of a mass forced-labour program in Tibet, Greens Senator Janet Rice has called on the Chinese Government to allow access ...

Western Sydney Airport Audit Report Reveals A Rotten Mess

22 September, 2020 - The Greens have said that a report of the Australian National Audit Office on a land purchase for Western Sydney Airport is damning and dem...

Energy roadmap steers us off a cliff

22 September, 2020 - Following reports of the government’s energy roadmap, Leader of the Australian Greens Adam Bandt MP has slammed the plan, declaring it as a...

1000 dnata workers are out of a job because of Scott Morrison

22 September, 2020 - Following dnata’s announcement today that 1000 workers will be made redundant, Greens Senator Janet Rice has condemned the Prime Minister f...

Without green hydrogen and stronger 2030 targets, gov Energy Roadmap puts climate at risk

21 September, 2020 - Leader of the Australian Greens, Adam Bandt MP, has warned that without meaningful short-term targets, a plan to phase out coal & gas and a...

Early Childhood Package Provides No Long-term Certainty

20 September, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the latest Child Care Recovery Package, announced today, is y...

Greens welcome funding announcement for AAP

18 September, 2020 - Greens Spokesperson for Communications and Media Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has welcomed the Government’s announcement of $5 million in fun...

ARENA/CEFC success continues to infuriate the fossils - Greens plan to block Liberals latest plan of attack

17 September, 2020 - The Australian Greens have vowed to block any moves to turn the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and Clean Energy Finance Corporation int...

NDIS watchdog failing to protect disabled people

17 September, 2020 - Australian Greens Disability Rights and Services spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has labelled reports that the NDIS Quality and Saf...