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CDP hurting remote Australians, it is time the for the Minister to act

2 May, 2018 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has called on the Federal Government to urgently overhaul the Community Development Program (CDP) in ligh...

Greens will move to disallow unfair family reunion changes

1 May, 2018 - The Greens will move in the Senate to overturn recent changes to the Assurance of Support scheme, which drastically increase the income people nee...

Voices of 600,000 young people being ignored by Labor Party and Government

1 May, 2018 - Monday, 30 April 2018 Australian Greens Youth spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has slammed Bill Shorten and the Labor party for failing to ...

Greens call for an increase to Newstart and Youth Allowance in Budget

30 April, 2018 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has today called on the Government to increase Newstart and Youth Allowance in the budget by $75 a wee...

Withdrawal of Manus Island health services

30 April, 2018 - Today’s withdrawal of International Health and Medical Services (IHMS) as the Australian government’s health provider on Manus Island will mean...

Changes to MDBP must be blocked: Greens

30 April, 2018 - Proposed changes to the Murray Darling Basin Plan that take 605 billion litres away from the environment must be blocked in the Senate next wee...

Greens call on Labor to support tampon tax bill this year

29 April, 2018 - The Greens today welcomed Labor’s announcement that they will remove the GST on menstrual hygiene products if they form government after the ne...

Coorong is dying while Government tries to sell ripping water from environment

27 April, 2018 - The Government must drop its plans to rip 605 billion litres out of environmental water from the southern Murray Darling Basin and focus on res...

Renewables jobs boom in spite of Turnbull's war on renewables: Bandt

27 April, 2018 - Renewables jobs boom in spite of Turnbull's war on renewables: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today welcomed...

Greens committed to stopping changes to Basin Plan

26 April, 2018 - The Australian Greens have today reaffirmed their commitment to disallowing changes to the Murray Darling Basin Plan. “The Senate is being aske...

Greens launch plan to reboot recycling

26 April, 2018 - Waste & Recycling and Healthy Oceans portfolio holder, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, today has launched the Greens’ response to the national recy...

Inquiry into drug testing income support recipients draws more condemnation from experts

24 April, 2018 - Hearings into the Government’s proposed plan to drug test income support recipients have once again demonstrated an overwhelming opposition to ...

One off drug-users to be caught in Government’s plan to drug test income support recipients

24 April, 2018 - A senate committee inquiry has revealed that jobseekers who smoke a single joint on the weekend could be put onto the cashless welfare card for...

Students must not foot the bill for rorting private VET sector

23 April, 2018 - The Australian Greens are calling on the Government to waive the debts unknowingly incurred by young Australians hoodwinked by private VET prov...

Personal information of income support recipients at risk with private company: Greens

23 April, 2018 - While glad government has finally recognised that the call wait time is outrageous and is putting more staff on, it is very disappointing that ...