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Greens back public schools in Senate inquiry

5 June, 2017 - The Australian Greens have reaffirmed their commitment to Australian public schools during today’s Senate inquiry hearing into the government’s p...

Greens say Turnbull government is delivering profits to developers for Maribyrnong site, leaving community behind

3 June, 2017 - The Greens have responded to reports of a private developer's plans for the former defence land along the Maribyrnong River, saying this is a typ...

Greens will fight cruel higher education reforms

1 June, 2017 - The Australian Greens will fight against the Government’s cruel higher education reform package, which will be introduced in the House of Represe...

Greens Senator slams Margaret Court’s comments labelling trans children “all the devil”

1 June, 2017 - Senator Janet Rice, Greens LGBTIQ spokesperson, has slammed Margaret Court’s most recent comments about marriage equality and trans young people,...

Centrelink busy signals balloon out to 42 million from start of the financial year to April 30

1 June, 2017 - The number of calls to Centrelink that hit a busy signal has ballooned out to 42 million from start of financial year to April 30, up from 29 mil...

Position paper finds “serious ethical and legal problems” in drug testing income support recipients

31 May, 2017 -  Information obtained by The Australian Greens shows that in 2013 The Australian National Council for Drugs stated specifically: "There is no evi...

Research shows drug testing income support recipients in the US has been costly and ineffective

31 May, 2017 - Information obtained by the Australian Greens has shown that drug testing in the United States has been costly whilst returning a miniscule numbe...

Renewed push to dump energy supplement another cut for struggling Australians: Greens

31 May, 2017 - The renewed push to remove the energy supplement for income support recipients is another assault on people who will be struggling to get by on e...

Greens condemn Government failure to meet its own deadline for sex and gender inclusion on documents

30 May, 2017 - The Department of the Attorney General has revealed in Senate Estimate that they do not know whether Departments have implemented guidelines on t...

20 years later and we are facing another Stolen Generation: Greens

26 May, 2017 - On the 20 year anniversary of the Bringing them Home report, Australian Greens Senator Rachel Siewert is warning that another Stolen Generation i...

Greens caution Government on locking in bank levy rate

26 May, 2017 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, provides the following comments on reports that the Government plans to lock in a six b...

Estimates raises human rights concern and lack of consultation on drug testing income support recipients

25 May, 2017 - Questioning in estimates has revealed that the Disability Discrimination Commissioner has some concerns for the potential for human rights in rel...

Youth detention Royal Commission extension welcome, but we need it nationwide: Greens

24 May, 2017 - Greens respond to the Attorney General’s announcement that the Royal Commission into Northern Territory youth detention will be extended by eight...

Local children’s content quotas must be strengthened

23 May, 2017 - The Australian Greens welcome the Federal Government reviewing local content requirements for children’s television on traditional commercial bro...