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Greens announce Julian Burnside as candidate for Kooyong

5 March, 2019 - Julian Burnside AO QC will stand for the Greens in the electorate of Kooyong at the upcoming federal election, said Leader of the Australian Gre...

Greens announce plan to empower young people on day of final Lowering the Voting Age hearing

5 March, 2019 - Monday, 18th June 2018 Australia’s youngest ever Senator, Jordon Steele-john, has today announced the Greens plan to ensure young people are emp...

Government’s ‘environment fund’ a drop in the ocean

4 March, 2019 - The Liberal Government has a long way to go, with much stronger action and more funds required, if it stands a chance of convincing voters it ha...

It’s time to build publicly owned High Speed Rail between Melbourne and Brisbane, say Greens

3 March, 2019 - The Australian Greens will fund High Speed Rail in full, with the first step to create the Australian High Speed Rail Authority and make an init...

Axe pollie pensions when Ciobo and Pyne go

1 March, 2019 - With at least half of the 20 retiring federal politicians set to receive a parliamentary pension, it’s time the pollies’ pension was axed entire...

Media Statement: Issued 21/03/19

1 March, 2019 - Yesterday, we issued a media release: ‘Greens announce energy savings plan for small business’.   Included in that release was the statement “Th...

Snowy 2.0 isn’t enough: Greens

26 February, 2019 - Snowy 2.0 isn’t enough: Greens Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today responded to the Snowy Hydro 2.0 announceme...

ERF funding better spent on coal communities

26 February, 2019 - Scott Morrison’s Emissions Reduction Fund is nothing more than a rort designed to funnel taxpayers’ money to his big coal mates and the fund...

Independent process must be followed in ABC appointments

25 February, 2019 - Ita Buttrose must be considered by the independent nomination panel before cabinet names the next ABC chair, the Greens say.   “If the Morr...

Morrison's scheme an expensive climate hoax: Bandt

25 February, 2019 - Morrison's scheme an expensive climate hoax: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP said Scott Morrison's latest ...

Bramble Cay Melomys extinction the tip of the iceberg: Greens

21 February, 2019 - The first mammal to go extinct in the world from climate change, the Bramble Cay Melomys, is just the tip of the iceberg, say the Australian...

A Home For All: The Greens Plan for 500,000 New Public & Community Homes

21 February, 2019 - The Australian Greens have a plan to more than double the amount of social housing across Australia by building 500,000 new ecologically sus...

Canavan lies on Bight oil exposed

20 February, 2019 - The Minister for Mining and Resources Matt Canavan has been exposed for lying about any oil from the Great Australian Bight staying in Austr...

Shorten capitulates on Medevac Bill

20 February, 2019 - “Just when you begin to hope that the Labor Party was starting to find a backbone on refugees, Bill Shorten has gone to water,” said Austral...