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Include International Students In Income Support: Greens

26 March, 2020 - Greens Senator and spokersperson for education, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, called for the inclusion of international students in income support and the...

Greens urge Australian Government to intervene in case of Australian citizen detained in China

26 March, 2020 - The Australian Greens condemn in the strongest terms the Chinese Government’s decision to formally indict Australian citizen Dr Yang Hengjun on...

Disabled people & Carers need the $550 COVID-19 supplement

25 March, 2020 - Wednesday 25th March, 2020 Australian Greens disability spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has called on Minister Ruston to urgently exten...

Government must provide income support for temporary visa holders

25 March, 2020 - The Federal Government must provide income support for temporary visa holders impacted by the coronavirus shutdown, Greens Immigration spokespe...

Senate Inquiry calls for sweeping changes to medicinal cannabis access

25 March, 2020 - A Senate Committee Inquiry examining access to medicinal cannabis in Australia has made a series of landmark recommendations to significantly i...

Greens call for National Cabinet to end rental evictions and protect homeowners

25 March, 2020 - Tonight’s crisis National Cabinet meeting should be focused on housing relief to protect renters and tenants, the Australian Greens said today,...

Lack of wage, job guarantees already starting to bite: Greens

24 March, 2020 - The Greens have said that today’s Depression-era job queues follow the Morrison Government’s failure to link its billions in stimulus payments ...

Greens will keep pushing for targeted package for arts and creative industries

24 March, 2020 - The Greens will continue to push for a targeted package for the arts and creative industries after the Morrison Government refused to support G...

Greens call for urgent nation-wide extension of workers compensation benefits to cover COVID-19

24 March, 2020 - Too many workers don’t have leave entitlements to allow them to economically survive a diagnosis of COVID-19. Frontline staff in people-facing ...

Greens call for release of COVID-19 modelling

24 March, 2020 - Dr Richard Di Natale has today called on the Australian government to urgently release its COVID-19 modelling in the face of confusing and frag...

Massive expansion to Coronavirus Supplement after Greens pressure causes Government backflip

23 March, 2020 - More than 250,000 Australians will have an extra $550 a fortnight to get through the Coronavirus crisis, after the Greens pushed the government...

Greens will seek to amend stimulus package to ensure that everyone in the community is supported 

23 March, 2020 - The Greens have circulated amendments in the senate to make sure no-one is disadvantaged by the Government’s stimulus package.  The Greens will...

Reducing family violence during the coronavirus crisis: Greens

23 March, 2020 - The Greens have called on the Morrison Government to urgently fund services needed to respond to the increased risk of family violence during t...

Jobseeker increase welcomed but untenable to drop people back to old rate in 6 months

22 March, 2020 - "The Government has finally listened to the community and all those living in poverty who have been crying out for an increase to Newstart for ...

Changes to mutual obligations make no sense and are cruel and mean spirited

21 March, 2020 - The Greens say the Government’s proposed changes to mutual obligations miss the point. Many people on Newstart don’t have or are unable to affo...