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Greens media reform package puts public interest journalism front and centre

26 March, 2019 - The Australian Greens media reform package turns the blow torch on the big corporate media giants and places quality, public interest journalis...

Greens to push Labor in Senate for higher minimum wage: Bandt.

26 March, 2019 - Greens to push Labor in Senate for higher minimum wage: Bandt. Greens Co-Deputy Leader and industrial relations spokesperson, Adam Bandt MP, to...

Greens announce plan for federal fracking ban

22 March, 2019 - The Greens will move to protect Australia’s precious groundwater by extending the ‘water trigger’ to all types of unconventional gas mining as ...

Consequences for cotton farmer who ripped off the river

22 March, 2019 - The Australian Greens are renewing calls for a federal Royal Commission into the Murray Darling Basin following the conviction of a NSW cotton ...

Greens Senator Receives 1.3 million Change.org petition Against Senator Fraser Anning

21 March, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Australia's first Muslim woman Senator, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has received more than 1.3 million signatures ...

Greens Environment Commission would fund and track threatened species recovery

21 March, 2019 - Reports that the Federal Government has not kept track of threatened species recovery shows the need for the Greens’ proposal to strengthen env...

Greens announce energy savings plan for small businesses

20 March, 2019 - Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today launched the Greens’ six point plan to help small businesses reduce power bil...

Statement In Response to Offensive Comments from Peter Dutton

18 March, 2019 - Dr Mehreen Faruqi, Senator for NSW, has has responded to Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton’s disgraceful comments attacking her this morning. ...

Mount Roland Cable Car

18 March, 2019 - The Tasmanian government is continuing to privatise public land through its secretive expressions of interest process, Greens Senator for Tasma...

Australian Greens announce commitment to a 21st Century NBN

18 March, 2019 - Monday, 18 March 2019 Australian Greens Digital RIghts spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has today announced the Australian Greens commit...

​​​​​​​Greens push environmental protection as top priority for next Government

17 March, 2019 - The Australian Greens are committed to real protection and restoration of our environment, backed up by solid investment and a plan to make Aus...

Media Release: Christchurch Highlights Role Of Politicians & Media In Spreading Islamophobia & Hate

16 March, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has reacted to the Christchurch terrorist attack. Senator Faruqi is Australia's first Muslim woma...

Greens launch $2.2 billion battery storage fund

15 March, 2019 - From July 1, 2019, the Greens will introduce a $2.2 billion battery storage fund providing household battery storage incentives of up to $7000 ...

National Disaster Response Unit

14 March, 2019 - The Australian Greens have today announced a plan to invest half a billion dollars to create a National Disaster Response Unit with the capacit...