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Greens compel Prime Minister to release Gaetjens Report into sports rorts scandal and emails to Mackenzie

5 February, 2020 - The Senate today passed the Greens’ Order for the Production of Documents compelling the Prime Minister to release the Gaetjens Report and th...

Bandt in push to double firefighters with coal levy

5 February, 2020 - As part of the Green New Deal to solve the climate crisis, Greens Leader Adam Bandt has called for the doubling of the number of paid firefig...

Adam Bandt elected as Greens leader, kicks off fight for a Green New Deal

4 February, 2020 - Adam Bandt MP, Member for Melbourne, has been elected as the Australian Greens Parliamentary Leader. Adam will use his first media conference...

Di Natale Resigns Parliamentary Leadership

3 February, 2020 - Australian Greens Senator for Victoria Dr Richard Di Natale has resigned as Parliamentary Leader of the Australian Greens. “It has been a pri...

Koala massacre in Vic must be investigated 

2 February, 2020 - Reports of a mass koala massacre in Victoria by a private logging company require an urgent independent investigation, the Greens say. Greens...

The rot won't stop with McKenzie's resignation: Greens

2 February, 2020 - The long-overdue resignation of the ministry by Bridget McKenzie leaves unanswered questions about the Sports Rorts scandal and does not addr...

Greens condemn Trump’s efforts to further entrench injustice and conflict in the Middle East

29 January, 2020 - The Australian Greens today condemned US President Donald Trump’s blatantly unfair “peace” proposal for Israel and Palestine, which would ins...

Greens back action to stop oil drilling in Bight

22 January, 2020 - The Greens have backed the community groups taking legal action to challenge the government regulator’s (NOPSEMA) initial approval of Norwegi...

Dodgy water deals done at double the price highlight need for Royal Commission

20 January, 2020 - The Australia Institute analysis released today showing the Federal Government paid exorbitant prices for water rights to a company linked to...

Push for Senate to examine impact of fires on faunal extinction

17 January, 2020 - Chair of the Senate's Environment Committee Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has announced today she will move for the Faunal Extinction Inquiry to...

Bridget McKenzie sports grants bias, rorts deserve scrutiny by the Senate

16 January, 2020 -   Greens Senator Janet Rice has slammed Bridget McKenzie’s handling of the sport program, giving $100 million in sport grants to favour Coal...

Water and Environment Ministers must meet urgently to deal with mass fish kills and safe drinking water

16 January, 2020 - Reports today of another mass fish kill in NSW caused by ash and sediment from bushfires running into the Macleay River, is the disaster expe...

Murdoch University Must Drop Whole Case Against Academic Whistleblower

14 January, 2020 - Greens Senator for NSW and Education Spokesperson, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, has welcomed Murdoch University’s decision to drop their counter claim ...

Govt’s $50m for wildlife just petty cash for environmental catastrophe

13 January, 2020 - The Federal Government’s announcement of $50 million to wildlife affected by the bushfire crisis is nowhere near enough and should be at leas...