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Greens slam Liberals for continuous attacks on research and academic freedom

31 October, 2018 - Greens slam Liberals for continuous attacks on research and academic freedom Greens science and research spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today sla...

No more chances on Live Export: Moss Review shows it is time for a ban.

31 October, 2018 - Australian Greens Animal Welfare Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has reiterated her call for a ban on live exports, following the relea...

While the extinction crisis deepens our Environment Minister is in hiding

31 October, 2018 - Australia’s Environment Minister has let the public down yet again with her silence on the WWF’s damning report into human-driven mass extinc...

Greens back union & ACF call for independent authority to manage transition away from coal

30 October, 2018 - Greens back union & ACF call for independent authority to manage transition away from coal Greens Co-Deputy Leader and climate change and ene...

Scathing Royal Commission evidence puts MDBA on notice

30 October, 2018 - The final submission to the Murray Darling Basin Royal Commission will send shockwaves throughout Basin communities and should be seen as a w...

It's time to move from bank-bashing rhetoric to bank-changing policies

29 October, 2018 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments alongside the release of the Greens submission in r...

Education Minister Interference in Research Grants "An outrageous overreach"

26 October, 2018 - Australian Greens Education Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has called news that the former Education Minister, Senator Simon Birmingha...

Greens refer National Party funding to Auditor-General

26 October, 2018 - Greens environment and water spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will today write to the Auditor-General to investigate reports of more s...

Greens Senator Slams Lack of Transparency of Private School Slush Fund

25 October, 2018 - Australian Greens Education Spokesperson, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has called the Government's so called 'Choice and Affordability" package a ...

Prime Minister avoiding party room fight over removing discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people in schools: Greens

25 October, 2018 - ‘The Government’s failure to introduce a Bill today proves that Prime Minister Morrison is more interested in avoiding a divisive party room ...

Labor backing of Liberal coal plan outrageous: Bandt

25 October, 2018 - Labor backing of Liberal coal plan outrageous: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today slammed revelations fr...

NDIA eat humble pie, reverse decision forcing Tegan Sharp to pay back more than $100k of funding

25 October, 2018 - Thursday, 25 October Australian Greens disability Rights spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said he was relieved the NDIA had reversed a...

Prime Minister, deliver on your promise to remove discrimination against LGBTIQ+ students this week: Greens

24 October, 2018 - The Australian Greens are calling on Prime Minister Morrison to deliver on his promise during the Wentworth by-election to remove the ability...