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Greens Welcome Tertiary Education Union Call for Free Higher Education

8 February, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Spokesperson for Education, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has welcomed the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU...

Court ruling on coal and climate change a game changer: Bandt

8 February, 2019 - Court ruling on coal and climate change a game changer: Bandt Today’s NSW Land and Environment Court ruling preventing a new coal mine in NSW...

Office of Senator Janet Rice - Volunteer Program

7 February, 2019 - Your chance to be part of democracy in action this federal election. Are you passionate about tackling our climate crisis? LGBTIQ+ rights? Ec...

Greens’ Murray Darling Basin Royal Commission terms released

7 February, 2019 - The Australian Greens have today released draft terms of reference for a federal Royal Commission into the Murray Darling Basin.   “We know ...

Bird exports must be stopped and investigated

6 February, 2019 - Reports of more rare and endangered birds being exported to Germany and into the hands of a convicted criminal must be investigated urgently,...

Morrison Government playing politics with disabled people when it comes to Paralympic funding: Steele-John

6 February, 2019 - Wednesday, 6th February 2019 Australian Greens Disability Rights spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has welcomed Prime Minister Morrison...

Speirs aimed at wrong target

5 February, 2019 - The South Australian Liberal Government needs to stop fighting the SA Royal Commissioner and start fighting for our water if they are serious...

Manus and Nauru medical evacuation legislation

4 February, 2019 - The Prime Minister’s proposed change to medical assessment for people in offshore detention is nothing more than a shuffling of administrativ...

Banking Royal Commission report a small step towards the reform we deserve

4 February, 2019 - Today’s disappointing final report into the banking and financial services industry will slow, but not end decades of money grabbing and unet...

Senate inquiry into the APVMA marred by donations from vested interests to Labor and Liberal parties, say Greens

1 February, 2019 - The report of the Senate inquiry into the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has been marred by the revelations...

Greens launch policy to clean up politics

1 February, 2019 - The Greens are today launching their policy to clean up politics and end the corrupting influence of big money on our democracy, so we can cr...

Donations data shows our democracy is for sale

1 February, 2019 - The political donations data released today revealing massive corporate donations to the major parties shows our democracy is for sale and do...

Statement on the Murray Darling Basin Royal Commission

31 January, 2019 - Today we’ve seen the SA Murray Darling Basin Royal Commission deliver a stinging indictment of a plan that has become a multi-billion dollar ...

Private Schools Continue to be Showered in Cash Under Liberals and Labor

31 January, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Spokesperson for Education, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has said that Catholic and private schools will continue...