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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

Greens call on Labor to back Marles over coal

20 February, 2019 - Greens call on Labor to back Marles over coal Greens climate change and energy spokesperson, Adam Bandt MP, responded today to the comments...

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...

Greens will fight Bight plans

19 February, 2019 - Equinor is moving full steam ahead to drill in the Bight and The Greens are fighting to stop them.   “We cannot let this project go ahead. E...

Bandt introduces two bills to stop coal mining

18 February, 2019 - Bandt introduces two bills to stop coal mining Greens Co-Deputy Leader and climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today introd...

Government must do more than allow Royal Commission motion to pass, they must take action

17 February, 2019 - Sunday, 17 February 2019 Australian Greens Disability Rights spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said today that it was not enough for t...