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Greens welcome WA finally committing to national redress scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse

13 June, 2018 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert and WA Greens MLC Alison Xamon have welcomed Western Australia finally committing to the national redre...

A vote for Downer is a vote for oil and gas drilling in the Bight

12 June, 2018 - Georgina Downer has responded to polling that shows 73.9 per cent of Mayo wants World Heritage protection for the Great Australian Bight by show...

Mayo supports Greens push for World Heritage protection of Great Australian Bight

10 June, 2018 - The Australian Greens have welcomed the release of polling that shows 73.9 per cent of the people of Mayo support the Greens’ push for World Her...

Foreign Influence Legislation

8 June, 2018 - Labor and the Liberals have again stitched up a cosy deal to reduce people’s basic rights and freedoms, Greens Justice spokesperson Nick McKim sa...

Ministerial Council sells out South Australia and fails the River

8 June, 2018 - South Australia has been sold out and the Murray has been failed following the Ministerial Council’s decision to crabwalk away from the Murray Da...

SA Water minister must stand up for our state and the River

7 June, 2018 - Australian Greens Murray Darling Basin spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has written to South Australian Water Minister David Speirs urging...

Australia's online privacy must be legislated in the wake of Facebook data scandals; Greens

7 June, 2018 - Thursday, 7th June 2018 Australian Greens Digital Rights spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John has called on Cyber Security Minister Angus Tayl...

Caps on donations and greater transparency key to saving our democracy from big business influence: Senate Inquiry

6 June, 2018 - The Australian Greens today called upon Labor and the Liberals to back reforms to cap political donations and increase transparency to help resto...

Most Australians support an increase to Newstart, it is time the old parties did too

6 June, 2018 - An essential poll released today shows that the vast majority (68%) of Australians support an increase to the woefully low rate of Newstart.   “F...

Labor ACT Chief Minister’s call for Newstart increase is encouraging, Shorten must do the same: Greens

6 June, 2018 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert says ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr breaking ranks with federal Labor to call for an increase to Newstar...

Turnbull must stand up to Trump on tariffs, not bend the knee

1 June, 2018 - News that US President Donald Trump has imposed new metal tariffs on Europe, Canada and Mexico is further proof Australia’s ‘special relationship...

When the climate goes downhill, skiers won't: Bandt

1 June, 2018 - When the climate goes downhill, skiers won't: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that today's report fo...

A third of appeals over robo-debts have debts aside by AAT

1 June, 2018 - It has been revealed in senate estimates that a third of appeals over Centrelink robo-debts have resulted in debts being set aside by the Adminis...

Greens call on Turnbull Govt to legislate on car pollution standards, not cave in to car industry demands

31 May, 2018 - The Greens are calling on the Turnbull Government to legislate stringent vehicle emissions standards before the next election, or see Australia b...