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Greens to introduce bill to remove tampon tax

8 May, 2018 - The Australian Greens will today give notice to introduce a bill to the Senate to repeal the tampon tax. “After 18 years, it’s time to finally axe...

Labor teams up with Turnbull to sell out environment, river and South Australia

8 May, 2018 - This is worse than a shocking deal from the Labor Party and the Turnbull Government. It’s a heartbreaking one. They have teamed up together to put...

Malcolm Turnbull’s Trump-style budget a dead end for Australia

8 May, 2018 - “Rarely do budgets give us such stark choices about what kind of future we want for our country, but this one surely does. We have a clear choice ...

Call for Labor to back Greens bill to end live sheep exports

7 May, 2018 - The end to live sheep exports within two years is now within reach if Labor and the cross bench back the Greens bill to transition out of live ani...

Bill Shorten should stop walking both sides of the fence and support an increase to Newstart

4 May, 2018 - Bill Shorten and the Labor Party should dump their commitment to ‘review’ the woefully low rate of Newstart and instead commit to increasing it in...

MPs who think they can survive off $40 a day should try living off it for a week

3 May, 2018 - Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has called on Federal MPs who think they could live off the $40 a day Newstart rate to give it a go.  “I ...

Greens welcome plan to 'Repower Australia'

3 May, 2018 - Greens welcome plan to 'Repower Australia' Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today welcomed the release of a plan to ‘Re...

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 support broad alliance calling for increase to Newstart

2 May, 2018 - The Australian Greens support the chorus of economists and social services groups calling for an increase to the woefully low Newstart payment. “T...

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 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...

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...