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Greens Condem Netanyahu Over Annexation Announcement

11 September, 2019 - The Australian Greens condemn in the strongest possible terms Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that he plans to ann...

Crossbench moves for Parliament to declare climate emergency

11 September, 2019 - Federal Members of the crossbench in the House of Representatives will join with John Hewson AM, former Liberal leader, to call on the Parl...

Greens: ADF must urgently develop & implement climate change strategy

11 September, 2019 - Australian Greens Peace and Disarmament spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has reiterated calls for Australia's defence force to urgen...

Water and Enviro Ministers put up white flag on Murray-Darling crisis

11 September, 2019 - The Federal Government has put up the white flag on the Murray Darling Basin crisis, the Greens say. “The Coalition has had six years in go...

Greens Win Amendments To Inspector-General Of Live Animal Exports Bill

10 September, 2019 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, the Greens’ Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, has welcomed the Government’s decision to adopt Greens’ amendments to ...

Greens Win Amendments To Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Bill

10 September, 2019 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, the Greens’ Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, has welcomed the Government’s decision to adopt Greens’ amendments to ...

Australians back Greens’ vision of phasing out coal: Bandt

10 September, 2019 - Greens climate change and energy spokesperson, Adam Bandt MP, today said that the latest Climate of the Nation report released by The Austr...

Greens back call for moratorium on water trading by non-landholders

10 September, 2019 - The Greens have called for an urgent moratorium on water barons and non-water users buying up water while the Murray-Darling Basin remains ...

Greens Force Government to Table PFAS Report Response

9 September, 2019 - The Senate has tonight passed Greens Senator for NSW Mehreen Faruqi’s motion ordering the Government to table their response to the recommen...

Bishop and Pyne face Questioning today – Greens push for stronger ministerial codes of conduct

9 September, 2019 - Former senior Liberal cabinet members Julie Bishop and Christopher Pyne will give evidence today at a Senate inquiry into their compliance w...

Greens Force Government To Table PFAS Report Response

9 September, 2019 - The Senate has tonight passed Greens Senator for NSW Mehreen Faruqi’s motion ordering the Government to table their response to the recommen...

Greens Corruption Watchdog Bill passes the Senate

9 September, 2019 - The Australian Senate has sent a strong message to the Morrison Government that it wants a federal corruption watchdog with teeth, voting 35...

Regulator says electricity bills higher under Libs than Greens/Labor carbon price: Bandt

5 September, 2019 - A report on electricity prices released today by the Australian Energy Regulator confirms that electricity bills were lower when the Greens/...

Grant permanent protection for all Hong Kongers residing in Australia

4 September, 2019 - In light of escalating violence in Hong Kong and the looming threat of intervention by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Australian Gree...

We need a Greens Stimulus Package to boost weak growth

4 September, 2019 - Today's weak economic figures reveal an economy that is spluttering and directionless under a Coalition Government whose plans are nothing m...