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Greens pitch economic stimulus package to recreate Australia

11 May, 2020 - The Greens will today launch their proposal for an economic stimulus package targeted at engaging the hundreds of thousands of artists and creati...

68% of Australians want stronger environmental laws, new poll shows

7 May, 2020 - More than two thirds (68%) of Australians want stronger laws to protect our wildlife and environment, new research shows. Poll figures released to...

Publicly-owned COVID19 vaccine manufacturer may be only way to save lives: Greens

7 May, 2020 - The Australian Greens have called on the government to establish publicly funded vaccine manufacturing capacity in Australia to ensure any COVID19...

Greens Back Social Housing As Stimulus

5 May, 2020 - Australian Greens Housing spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has backed a call from a coalition of peak housing and homelessness groups to ramp u...

Visa Holders

5 May, 2020 - The Australian government should develop and publicly release criteria for temporary visa holders to be allowed to return to Australia. During the...

Business on the money, we’ve got tackle the climate crisis and the economic recovery together

5 May, 2020 - The Australian Greens have thrown their support behind the push from big business to tackle the climate crisis and the economic recovery from the ...

Government Bending Over Backwards To Deny Higher Ed Support

4 May, 2020 - Australian Greens Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has labelled the government’s latest change to JobKeeper eligibility rules farcica...

Greens welcome ICC Chief Prosecutor's announcement on Palestine

4 May, 2020 - The Australian Greens welcome the recent announcement by the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court that she believes the court has ...

Head of VicForests is a science denier, role should be reviewed, say Greens

1 May, 2020 - The Greens have condemned VicForests chief executive, Monique Dawson, for her comments towards Professor David Lindenmayer, one of the world’s mos...

Now's not the time to drop taxes for the rich

1 May, 2020 - Bringing forward personal income tax cuts in an attempt to kickstart spending is a shortsighted move of economic vandalism, Greens Leader Adam Ban...

Modelling predicts ‘pandemic price tag’ for young people: $35,000

1 May, 2020 - Young people starting their first job following the COVID-19 crisis will earn on average $35,000 less than their peers over the next decade – a 6%...

Government action needed to prevent more women being killed by violence

1 May, 2020 - The Greens are calling for an urgent crisis response to the number of women killed by violence  
following the murder of Brisbane-based mother Jac...

Anglicare Report Reveals Depth of Housing Affordability crisis

30 April, 2020 - Australian Greens Housing spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi and Family, Ageing & Community Services spokesperson Senator Rachel Siewert have ...

Time for Taylor to go: Greens

30 April, 2020 - Embattled Minister Angus Taylor should be sacked, after today’s finding by the Environment Department that a company part-owned by him illegall...

Bridget McKenzie must appear before sports rorts senate inquiry, say Greens

30 April, 2020 - Greens Senators Janet Rice and Larissa Waters have called for Bridget McKenzie to appear before the sports rorts senate committee following una...