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Fee Hikes’ Passage More Fuel In Libs’ Uni Arson

8 October, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that the Liberal National Government has condemned Australian higher ...

Morrison uses Budget to silence Government accountability bodies

8 October, 2020 - The Coalition is using the Federal Budget to silence public accountability and transparency bodies that have called out this Government’s corr...

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...

An Anti-Education Budget

7 October, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi spokesperson has said that from early learning through to university and vocat...

Arts and Entertainment Industry forgotten by Treasurer

7 October, 2020 - The Greens have slammed the Treasurer for forgetting the Arts and Entertainment Industry in the Federal Budget, an oversight that will cost mo...

Budget shows cuts to humanitarian intake

7 October, 2020 - Cutting 20,000 places from Australia's humanitarian intake is cruel and unnecessary, Greens Immigration spokesperson Nick McKim says. "The Lib...

Housing And Homelessness Funding Left Out In The Cold

7 October, 2020 - Australian Greens Housing spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said the 2020-21 budget delivers nothing for social housing while cutting fu...

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...

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 ...

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...