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Greens win significant concession on Brisbane flight noise, vow to keep fighting

3 November, 2023 - The Greens have pushed the Minister to agree to direct Airservices Australia to operate both runways at Brisbane Airport over the water at on...

Greens call for an end to defence exports to Israel

2 November, 2023 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt, speaking ahead of the Melbourne Institute's 2023 Social & Economic Outlook Conference, which he is addressing a...

Justice unfrozen for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse

1 November, 2023 - Today’s decision in GLJ v The Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Lismore has overturned the ruling that the Church is a...

Joint statement - Urgency needed as five women murdered in ten days

1 November, 2023 - The murders of five women in just 10 days must increase the urgency of governments and communities to tackle violence against women and their...

Productivity Commission supports buybacks as Senate Inquiry hears bogus irrigation projects should be scrapped

31 October, 2023 - Key elements of today’s report from the Productivity Commission call for more water buybacks and accountability measures, as a Senate Inquiry...

Fancy TV commercials won’t fix teacher shortage

31 October, 2023 - The Greens say that while 98% of public schools remain underfunded a new government advertising campaign to encourage people to pursue a teac...

Greens condemn Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza, condemn Labor’s failure to vote for ceasefire

29 October, 2023 - The Greens have reiterated their calls for a ceasefire and condemned Australia’s failure to vote for a humanitarian ceasefire at the UN Gener...

Australian Greens are in Solidarity with the Kashmiri Community

27 October, 2023 - Australian Greens are in Solidarity with the Kashmiri Community on October 27 as they commemorate Black Day. Today is Black Day for the Ka...

Statement on the naming of Bruce Lehrmann as the man charged with Toowoomba rape

26 October, 2023 - I believe women.  We know that an alarming number of people still disbelieve or victim-blame survivors of assault. Partially because ...

Greens call for the Melbourne Cup to be whip-free in wake of ban on global jockey

25 October, 2023 - 25.10.2023 Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for animal welfare, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has called for the Melbourne Cup t...

Salmon farming expansion decision under review

24 October, 2023 - A 2012 decision to expand salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour is currently under review by the federal environment department.  Under...

Time for Labor to listen to its expert women

23 October, 2023 - The long-awaited release of the Women’s Economic Equality Taskforce (WEET) report confirms barriers to women fully participating in the workf...

Greens call for the Government to step up, as UWU survey reveals children’s safety and wellbeing at risk

23 October, 2023 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for education, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has urged the government to address the crisis in ear...

Greens welcome Labor’s movement on anti-racism strategy and call for funding commitment to implement it

20 October, 2023 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and spokesperson for anti-racism, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has welcomed news that a national anti-racism strat...