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Electric vehicle Senate inquiry recommendations leave Australia in the slow lane: Greens

30 January, 2019 - The release today of the final report of the Select Committee on Electric Vehicles shows Australia is at risk of being left behind in the ele...

Murray Darling Basin management is sacrificing the environment

29 January, 2019 - The Murray Darling Basin Plan’s compromised legal status must be taken seriously by the SA and Federal governments following the delivery of ...

More fish deaths, still no action

28 January, 2019 - The Australian Greens have called on the Prime Minister Scott Morrison to visit the Lower Darling and see the environmental disaster for hims...

Murray Darling Basin Plan managers get an F

25 January, 2019 - The Productivity Commission’s scathing report into the Murray Darling Basin Plan shows it is failing and needs serious reform and transparenc...

Free Higher Education Essential for Jobs of the Future

24 January, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Education Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has said free higher education is the key to ensuring e...

Lismore Track Reopening Shows Greyhound Racing Reform Is a Farce

24 January, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has called the reopening of the Lismore racing trac...

Research demonstrating marriage equality postal survey was harmful to LGBTIQ+ people not a surprise, Greens

24 January, 2019 - New research showing the harm caused to LGBTIQ+ people by the marriage equality vote including elevated levels of depression, anxiety and str...

Hands off our environmental laws, Greens tell Mining lobby

22 January, 2019 - The Liberal National Government must reject the advice of the self-serving Mining Lobby pushing for changes to the Environmental Protection a...

David Littleproud has missed the boat on the MDB crisis

22 January, 2019 - The Liberal National Government must stand up to greedy corporate irrigators and the cotton industry by stopping them from taking more than t...

Greens call on Shorten to commit to scrapping the cashless debit card

21 January, 2019 - The Greens are calling on opposition leader Bill Shorten to commit to abolishing the cashless debit card, should they win Government this yea...

Senator & Water Engineer Faruqi Visited Menindee Lakes & Broken Hill

18 January, 2019 - Australian Greens Senator for NSW and water engineer, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has visited the Menindee Lakes and Broken Hill to meet with locals a...

Greens NSW Senator and Engineer to Visit Menindee and Broken Hill Tomorrow

16 January, 2019 - Greens Senator for NSW, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, will visit Broken Hill and Menindee tomorrow (17 January) to meet with locals and see first hand t...

The Greens won't let Morrison punish councils for doing the right thing: Di Natale

16 January, 2019 - Any local council punished for refusing to host citizenship ceremonies on January 26th under Scott Morrison's new proposal can count on a Gre...