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Three days until remote Aboriginal housing funding expires and the Government must act: Greens

27 June, 2018 - The uncertainty about funding for remote Aboriginal housing past 30 June 2018 (three days from now) has become farcical and must urgently be res...

Foreign Influence and Espionage Bills

27 June, 2018 - The foreign influence and espionage legislation that is being rushed through Parliament will have serious impacts on people’s right to protest a...

Cuts to services for people seeking asylum

27 June, 2018 - The cuts to support for people seeking asylum in Australia are unconscionably cruel and designed to force people into poverty, Greens Immigratio...

Disgraceful stat showing 100% of children in NT youth detention are Aboriginal should prompt action

26 June, 2018 - Heartbreaking revelations that 100% of kids in Northern Territory Youth Detention are Aboriginal shows a completely broken justice system that i...

NBN must be flexible enough to meet needs of all Australians, in all living arrangements: Greens

26 June, 2018 - Tuesday, 26th June 2018 The Senate has passed an Australian Greens motion calling on the government to deliver a fit-for-purpose National Broadb...

Senate report provides national blueprint to solve recycling crisis and calls for single-use plastic ban

26 June, 2018 - Greens Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, the Chairperson for the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications Inquiry into waste and re...

Senate must reject Turnbull’s attack on students: Greens

26 June, 2018 - The Turnbull Government is making university more expensive, less accessible and putting more pressure on graduates struggling to get a foothold...

Greens secure passage of Labor’s Tax Avoidance Bill with amendment to kill off Paul Keating’s tax secrecy list

25 June, 2018 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, welcomes the passage of Labor’s private Member’s Bill to lower the tax transparency th...

Labor and Liberal refuse to protect the Great Australian Bight

25 June, 2018 - The Australian Greens have slammed the Labor and Liberal parties for rejecting the will of South Australians who want to see the Great Australia...

Anglicare report shows automation of Centrelink still hurting Australians

25 June, 2018 - A report by Anglicare Australia that shows the automation in Centrelink is ‘deliberately designed to make it hard for people’ comes as no surpri...

Steele-John: Bill to lower the voting age referred to committee

25 June, 2018 - Monday, 25th June 2018 Australian Greens Youth spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said today he was looking forward to the Joint Standing C...

SBS’s World Cup coverage recovery shows how value of public broadcasters

25 June, 2018 - A Greens’ motion congratulating the SBS for taking over television World Cup matches to Australian soccer fans has passed the Senate. “The Liber...

Bandt introduces bill to lift minimum wage

25 June, 2018 -   Bandt introduces bill to lift minimum wage Greens employment spokesperson and former industrial relations lawyer, Adam Bandt MP, today introdu...