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NSW Govt bowing to pressure from Minerals Council shows need for Federal Climate Trigger

2 October, 2019 - The report in Guardian Australia today that the NSW Government is considering laws to stop courts and planners blocking coalmines on climate g...

Proposed Uni Performance Funding Rules Miss the Mark

2 October, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator and Education Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to the Government’s announcement today that it will wei...

Di Natale commends Vanuatu PM for West Papua support

1 October, 2019 - The Leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Richard Di Natale, today applauded the Prime Minister of Vanuatu, Charlot Salwai, for raising hum...

Greens response to A-G’s directive on prosecuting journalists

30 September, 2019 - Greens Spokesperson for Media Senator Sarah Hanson-Young responded to the Federal Attorney-General’s directive to the Commonwealth DPP that...

Qld should stop propping up coal and invest in communities: Greens

30 September, 2019 - Greens Co-Deputy Leader Larissa Waters and Queensland Greens Member for Maiwar Michael Berkman have called on the Queensland Government to ...

SA Govt Murray RC response is a defence of Barnaby Joyce, and sells out the River

27 September, 2019 - The South Australian Government has ignored the most damning elements of the Murray-Darling Basin Royal Commission in its response finally ...

Greens call for five-year 'cooling off' period for post-Ministerial lobbying and cut pollie pension for breaches

27 September, 2019 - The Greens have welcomed the report from the ministerial integrity inquiry that recommends the re-investigation of Christopher Pyne and Jul...

Australian Greens Senators Welcome NSW Abortion Decriminalisation

26 September, 2019 - Greens Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi and Greens Spokesperson for Women, Senator Larissa Waters, have welcomed the decriminalisation of...

We need a new approach to defence policy that focuses on climate change

25 September, 2019 - Australian Greens Peace and Disarmament spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has reiterated his calls to fundamentally restructure our d...

Greens call for more support for low income renters following shocking Productivity Commission report

25 September, 2019 - Greens Spokesperson for Housing, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has reacted to a new Productivity Commission report showing that two thirds of low...

Meeting Paris targets won't protect us from catastrophic global warming: Greens

24 September, 2019 - Greens spokesperson for the climate crisis, Adam Bandt MP, has warned that the United Nations Climate Summit has made it abundantly clear t...

Greens Slam Resumption of Cruel Live Exports to ‘Furnace-Like’ Conditions in Middle East

24 September, 2019 - Greens Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has slammed the resumption of the live export of sheep to the Middle East. ...

Millions march for climate, Morrison opens box factory

23 September, 2019 - By skipping the United Nations Climate Summit to attend the opening of a box factory owned by a billionaire donor to the Liberal Party with...

Reject Ramsay Centre Cultural Supremacy USyd: Greens

19 September, 2019 - Greens Spokesperson for Education, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to reports of Sydney University soliciting Ramsay Centre funding f...

Education Minister “Completely Out Of Touch” On Climate Strike: Greens

18 September, 2019 - Australian Greens Spokesperson for Education, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to Education Minister Dan Tehan’s criticism of Universi...