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Turnbull rewards Barnaby Joyce’s bad behaviour

6 December, 2017 - Barnaby Joyce returning to the water ministry is devastating for Murray Darling Basin communities, downstream states, and the future of the M...

Greens oppose cashless welfare card expansion entirely, Labor should do the same 

6 December, 2017 - The Australian Greens oppose the Government’s bill to expand the cashless welfare card trials in its entirety, and have dissented from the Co...

Senate Inquiry reports that warming oceans are putting the Australian way of life at risk

6 December, 2017 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments on the release of the Senate inquiry repo...

Greens call on ALP to back family and domestic violence bill

5 December, 2017 - Greens call on ALP to back family and domestic violence bill Greens spokesperson for employment Adam Bandt MP today welcomed Labor’s announce...

Labor should oppose cashless welfare card trial expansion entirely: Greens

5 December, 2017 - The Australian Greens welcome Labor opposing the rollout of the cashless welfare card in Bundaberg and the Goldfields, but are disappointed t...

Greens will amend foreign donations bill to protect Australian Charities  

5 December, 2017 - The Australian Greens will move amendments to the Government’s Foreign Donations Bill to make sure all charities and not-for-profits in Austr...

Agriculture and Water portfolios together is a conflict of interest: Senate

5 December, 2017 - The Senate today has supported an Australian Greens motion calling on the Government to split the Agriculture and Water portfolios.   “This m...

Greens demand response to 'Future of Australian Video Game Development' inquiry

5 December, 2017 - The Senate has supported a motion noting the absence of any government response to the unanimous findings of the senate inquiry into the Futu...

Australian and Chinese major banks rule out Adani as bad investment

4 December, 2017 - Australian and Chinese major banks have ruled out Adani as bad investment Every major bank in Australia has ruled out funding for Adani and n...

Senate throws support behind not-for-profit sector in light of Government’s attempts to limit advocacy 

4 December, 2017 - The Senate has expressed support for charities and not-for-profit organisations in Australia, who are currently being targeted by the Federal...

Brandis fails in attempt to jail Queenslanders involved peaceful Pine Gap protests

4 December, 2017 - Queensland Greens Senator Andrew Bartlett has welcomed the decision of a Federal Court Judge in Brisbane today not to jail six Queensland res...

Government loses - Bandt's Manus motion passes house

4 December, 2017 - Government loses - Bandt's Manus motion passes house Greens MP for Melbourne, Adam Bandt MP, provides the following comment on the government...

Barnaby may be back, but door to water ministry must stay closed

4 December, 2017 - The Australian Greens are renewing calls for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to keep the keys to the Water Ministry out of the hands of Barna...

Labor should pull support for Shell and Arrow CSG Development deal

3 December, 2017 - Shell and Arrow Energy have struck a deal without intervention from the Queensland government to push forward with the biggest coal seam gas ...