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School Testing Results Show Need for Increased and Better Targeted Funding

4 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Education Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi has responded to reports that Australian students are slipping in int...

Labor and Coalition Betray Central Coast and Newcastle on Gas Plan Vote

3 December, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has said Labor and the Coalition have betrayed the Central Coast and Newcastle Communit...

Greens response to announcement of review of management of Murray-Darling Basin

3 December, 2019 - Greens Senator for South Australia and Spokesperson for Water and the Environment Senator Sarah Hanson-Young responded to Minister Littleprou...

Greens back call for PM to drop plans to outlaw environmental and consumer boycotts

3 December, 2019 - The Greens have backed the call by civil society organisations today for the Morrison Government to drop their plans to outlaw environmental ...

Foreign Aid Cuts to South Asia, Pakistan, a Backwards Step

3 December, 2019 - Australian Greens International Aid and Development spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to revelations that the Morrison gove...

Corporate greed real enemy of Murray-Darling

3 December, 2019 - The Morrison Government is making things up as they go along, while the Murray-Darling is in deeper and deeper crisis and communities and the...

Great Barrier Reef plan isn't enough, despite Government spin: Greens

2 December, 2019 - Australian Governments must do more to keep UNESCO from declaring the Great Barrier Reef ‘in danger’ including bold action on climate change ...

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...