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Coorong is dying while Government tries to sell ripping water from environment

27 April, 2018 - The Government must drop its plans to rip 605 billion litres out of environmental water from the southern Murray Darling Basin and focus on res...

Renewables jobs boom in spite of Turnbull's war on renewables: Bandt

27 April, 2018 - Renewables jobs boom in spite of Turnbull's war on renewables: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today welcomed...

Greens committed to stopping changes to Basin Plan

26 April, 2018 - The Australian Greens have today reaffirmed their commitment to disallowing changes to the Murray Darling Basin Plan. “The Senate is being aske...

Greens launch plan to reboot recycling

26 April, 2018 - Waste & Recycling and Healthy Oceans portfolio holder, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, today has launched the Greens’ response to the national recy...

Inquiry into drug testing income support recipients draws more condemnation from experts

24 April, 2018 - Hearings into the Government’s proposed plan to drug test income support recipients have once again demonstrated an overwhelming opposition to ...

One off drug-users to be caught in Government’s plan to drug test income support recipients

24 April, 2018 - A senate committee inquiry has revealed that jobseekers who smoke a single joint on the weekend could be put onto the cashless welfare card for...

Students must not foot the bill for rorting private VET sector

23 April, 2018 - The Australian Greens are calling on the Government to waive the debts unknowingly incurred by young Australians hoodwinked by private VET prov...

Personal information of income support recipients at risk with private company: Greens

23 April, 2018 - While glad government has finally recognised that the call wait time is outrageous and is putting more staff on, it is very disappointing that ...

Greens' plan to transition live sheep export industry to local processing backed by meat workers union

22 April, 2018 - 

The Australian Greens will today launch their '5-Point Plan to End Cruelty and Expand Jobs' that would quickly transition the live sheep expo...

South Australians to protest cruel live animal export today

20 April, 2018 - The live animal export trade is a barbaric practice that must end despite Liberal National Government infighting over the issue, Australian Gre...

Morrison adopts majority of Greens 2016 banking policy

20 April, 2018 - Greens Treasury spokesperson Senator Peter Whish-Wilson welcomes the Government’s adoption of Greens policy positions on stronger white collar ...

Abbott-friendly NEG is a dog: Greens

20 April, 2018 - Abbott-friendly NEG is a dog: Greens Greens energy and climate change spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that as Tony Abbott starts tweeting...

Charging interest on income support debts a sledgehammer approach: Greens

20 April, 2018 - Charging interest on people that owe a Centrelink debt will disproportionately affect Australians on low incomes and who weren’t intentionally ...

Government adopts majority of Greens 2016 banking policy

20 April, 2018 - Summary table of Greens 2016 election policies adopted by the Governmentpdf48.03 KBMarked up 2016 election policydocx129.11 KB

Josh Frydenberg must settle on recycling solution at upcoming Meeting of Environment Ministers

19 April, 2018 - Greens spokesperson for Waste and Recycling, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, urges the Ipswich City Council to reconsider their decision to start d...