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Religious Discrimination Bill

2 December, 2019 - The Greens urge the Government to use the parliamentary break to amend the serious problems in the proposed religious discrimination laws. "T...

Karoon Gas pulls out of Great Australian Bight

30 November, 2019 - Greens Senator for South Australia and Spokesperson for the Environment Sarah Hanson-Young has welcomed the news Karoon Gas is relinquishing...

Greens Welcome Horse Traceability Scheme Report

27 November, 2019 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has welcomed the Senate Inquiry report calling on the Federal Governm...

Defence of Taylor shows integrity has been thrown overboard: Greens

26 November, 2019 - The Australian Greens have responded to Scott Morrison’s appalling decision to allow Minister Angus Taylor to continue serving in his role w...

Greens move to depoliticise research funding

25 November, 2019 - The Greens will move in the House and the Senate to reverse the Liberal government’s recent politicisation of Australian Research Council gr...

Australian Greens to move amendments to FTA implementing legislation

25 November, 2019 - The Australian Greens will move amendments to the Customs Amendment (Growing Australian Export Opportunities Across the Asia-Pacif...

Greens secure cross-party agreement on greater safeguards for women giving evidence at family law inquiry

25 November, 2019 - On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the Greens have secured senate support for the family law system inq...

Australian Greens launch campaign to remove corporate influence from Australian War Memorial

22 November, 2019 - The Australian Greens have today launched a campaign to get rid of corporate influence from the Australian War Memorial. Australian Greens P...

Government Greyhound Racing Overreach in Dapto 'Chilling'

20 November, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has said the attempted takeover of the Dapto Showground and the Dapto Agricultural & Horticultural...

Greens Senator Calls on Banks to Join NAB in Animal Welfare Standards

19 November, 2019 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has welcomed National Australia Bank’s release of their Animal Welfar...

Foreign Aid Review Must Prompt Reset In Budget And Priorities: Greens

19 November, 2019 - Greens Foreign Aid Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to the Government's announcement of a review of Australia’s foreign a...

Greens welcome SA’s big battery expansion

19 November, 2019 - Greens Senator for South Australia Sarah Hanson-Young today welcomed the announcement SA’s ‘big battery’ would be expanded following investm...

Australia no different to Saudi Arabia when it comes to the treatment of two Saudi journalists

19 November, 2019 - Greens Senators Janet Rice and Nick McKim have condemned the treatment of two Saudi journalists by the Australian government. Quotes attribu...

Greens push for local content quotas ahead of Disney+ launch

18 November, 2019 - Ahead of the Disney+ launch in Australia on Tuesday, November 19, the Greens have made a renewed push for local content quotas for streaming...

As climate bushfires continue government must reject CCS pipedream: Bandt

18 November, 2019 - Greens climate and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP has slammed the government’s latest push for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technolog...