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Budget: Government’s transport infrastructure locks in pollution to worsen the climate crisis

7 October, 2020 - Greens Transport and Infrastructure spokesperson Senator Janet Rice has condemned the Morrison government for failing to invest in a green rec...

Budget fails on Closing the Gap

7 October, 2020 - Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe shares the disappointment of Aboriginal communities and peak bodies of the lack of funding for First Nations in th...

Women stuck in the 1950s with this Government’s Budget

7 October, 2020 - This year’s Budget has failed women by failing to address the key drivers of women’s economic insecurity, tackle the domestic violence crisis,...

Budget fine print reveals tax cut scam

7 October, 2020 - The Greens say the government’s centrepiece income tax cuts are a trickle-down scam as analysis reveals low and middle-income earners lose the...

Devil in the detail for Thalidomide support package

6 October, 2020 - After almost a decade of campaigning, the $44 million compensation package announced in today’s budget has the potential to be a huge win for ...

Centre Alliance Sells Out Students And Universities

6 October, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that Centre Alliance has cut a reprehensible deal with the Liberals t...

Greens call on Labor and Crossbench to oppose unfair, wasteful tax cuts

5 October, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt says Labor and the crossbench must join the Greens in opposing tax cuts to the super-wealthy, warning that Scott Morr...

Environment Minister doing Rio Tinto's bidding

2 October, 2020 - Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley has serious questions to answer about the influence mining giant Rio Tinto has had on the Morrison Gov...

Morrison’s manufacturing plan a thin cover for a trickle-down agenda

1 October, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt says the Morrison Manufacturing ‘plan’ is being used as a cover for a raft of failed neoliberal ideas, from union bas...

Govt’s funds for environment and tourism a drop in the ocean

1 October, 2020 - The Morrison Government’s announcement today of $61.7m to ‘boost local tourism and preserve our environment’ is a drop in the ocean of what’s ...

Streaming giants must be regulated to save Australian stories and local jobs, Greens say

30 September, 2020 - The Morrison Government’s changes to local content rules is a missed opportunity to support Australian stories and local jobs, the Greens s...

Narrabri gas approval is more fuel for the fires

30 September, 2020 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt and NSW Senator Mehreen Faruqi say the approval of the Narrabri Gas project is the first domino to fall in the Mor...

Tehan Scrambles To Patch Up Uni Funding Disaster

30 September, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said the Education Minister’s announcement the Commonwealth will fund 1...