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Greens welcome family court’s decision to allow trans young people access to hormones

30 November, 2017 - The Australian Greens welcome today’s Family Court decision that will allow trans young people to access the medication they need on the adv...

Adani puts ex LNP and Qld Labor figures on the payroll

30 November, 2017 - Adani puts ex LNP and Qld Labor figures on the payroll "The record Queensland Greens vote and the possibility of Greens Candidate Michael Be...

Senate supports $20 million from postal survey redirected to mental health services

29 November, 2017 - The Australian Greens have secured senate support for a motion calling for the $20 million not spent in the marriage equality postal survey ...

NSW government will nail themselves into the same coffin as the QLD major parties

29 November, 2017 - "The Queensland state election results prove that new coal projects are an economic, environmental, social, and now an electoral disaster,” ...

Further delays to already outdated NBN signal clear need for FTTP upgrade

28 November, 2017 - Tuesday, 28 November 2017 Australians need a National Broadband Network for the digital future, not further delays to an already outdated sy...

Australian Government footage of whale slaughter must be aired in Japan

28 November, 2017 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, welcomes the release of the Australian Government footage obtained under...

Disability representation in the workplace is a national disgrace

28 November, 2017 - Tuesday, 28 November 2017 Almost one in two Australians living with a disability are unemployed compared to the national average of 5.4 per ...

Senate acknowledges significance of Mungo Man’s return to country

28 November, 2017 - The Senate has supported an Australian Greens motion that recognises the significance of the 42,000 year old remains of Mungo Man being retu...

Greens to legislate for family and domestic violence leave

28 November, 2017 - Greens to legislate for family and domestic violence leave The Greens are stepping up pressure on the old parties to support family and dome...

Funding cuts to disability advocacy groups in NSW will rob community of their voice

27 November, 2017 - Monday, 27 November 201 Australian Greens Disability services spokesperson Senator Jordon Steele-John said a decision by the NSW government ...

Australian Greens welcome triple j changing the date of Hottest 100

27 November, 2017 - The Australian Greens welcome triple j moving the date of Australia’s Hottest 100 from January 26 to the final weekend in January. “Triple j...

Andrews betraying renewables by backing NEG and Turnbull’s coal-huggers: Greens

24 November, 2017 - Andrews betraying renewables by backing NEG and Turnbull’s coal-huggers: Greens Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP...

Latest breach highlights problems with outsourcing by Government: Greens 

24 November, 2017 - A data breach in the Department of Social Services demonstrates the risks of outsourcing work on sensitive material to private contractors, ...

Senate must reject plan to plunge Murray-Darling into further crisis

23 November, 2017 - The Australian Greens have slammed the New South Wales and Federal Governments and the Murray Darling Basin Authority for turning a blind ey...

Dutton's escalation of Manus Island crisis

23 November, 2017 - Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has again escalated the Manus Island humanitarian emergency by ordering the use of force against innocent ...