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Shorten capitulates on Medevac Bill

20 February, 2019 - “Just when you begin to hope that the Labor Party was starting to find a backbone on refugees, Bill Shorten has gone to water,” said Austral...

Greens call on Labor to back Marles over coal

20 February, 2019 - Greens call on Labor to back Marles over coal Greens climate change and energy spokesperson, Adam Bandt MP, responded today to the comments...

Greens will fight Bight plans

19 February, 2019 - Equinor is moving full steam ahead to drill in the Bight and The Greens are fighting to stop them.   “We cannot let this project go ahead. E...

Bandt introduces two bills to stop coal mining

18 February, 2019 - Bandt introduces two bills to stop coal mining Greens Co-Deputy Leader and climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today introd...

Government must do more than allow Royal Commission motion to pass, they must take action

17 February, 2019 - Sunday, 17 February 2019 Australian Greens Disability Rights spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said today that it was not enough for t...

Greens Welcome Cosmetic Animal Testing Ban and Vow to Keep Up Pressure on the Government

15 February, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has welcomed a ban on animal testing for cosmetics...

Secret Documents Reveal Government Interfered With Live Export Report

14 February, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has revealed documents that show the Department of...

Greens’ Murray Darling Basin Royal Commission Bill before Senate

13 February, 2019 - Australian Greens environment and water spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has this afternoon introduced a Bill to establish a Royal Co...

Greens Establish Inquiry into National Horse Register

13 February, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has successfully established a Senate inquiry into...

LNP fails Murray Darling Basin

12 February, 2019 - The Liberal National Government has shamefully stopped the Senate from delivering vital water back to the Murray Darling Basin today. “The L...

GREENS INTRODUCE BILL FOR AUDIO DESCRIPTION ON AUSTRALIAN TV

12 February, 2019 - MEDIA ALERT Australian Greens Disability Rights spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John will join representatives from an alliance of disabi...

PM's peanuts for women fleeing violence

11 February, 2019 - Resopnding to the Morrison Government's announcement on DV and family violence today, Greens spokesperson for women, Senator Larissa Waters ...

We must do more to save the natural world: Greens

11 February, 2019 - Australia needs to step up its efforts to protect vulnerable and endangered species, including insects, to combat mass extinction and set an...