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Tony Abbott should be disendorsed for his promotion of climate change denialism

10 October, 2017 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has called bullshit on Tony Abbott’s continued climate change denialism s...

Waxing lyrical about cheap renewables isn’t a national plan: Bandt

9 October, 2017 - Waxing lyrical about cheap renewables isn’t a national plan: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today slammed s...

GREENS PUSH FOR NATIONAL ENERGY STORAGE TARGET AND INCENTIVES

6 October, 2017 - The Australian Greens have announced a new policy for a 20 GW national energy storage target and incentives for households and business to inv...

Labor and Liberal leaders sign away basic rights

5 October, 2017 - Labor and Liberal leaders have abjectly failed to make the case for today’s COAG decision to sign away yet another tranche of hard-won rights ...

States must resist Turnbull’s erosion of civil rights

4 October, 2017 - State and territory governments should push back against Malcolm Turnbull’s latest attack on fundamental rights and liberties, Greens Justice ...

GREENS CALL FOR ROYAL COMMISSION INTO UNDERPAYMENT OF PENALTY RATES AND OTHER WAGE THEFT

4 October, 2017 - Greens call for Royal Commission into Underpayment of Penalty Rates and Other Wage Theft Following the release of a Senate Inquiry into penalt...

Death on Manus Island

2 October, 2017 - The death of a sixth man on Manus Island is another indictment on the Labor and Liberal policy of deliberately harming people on Manus and Nau...

LIDDELL OUT, RENEWABLES IN: BANDT

27 September, 2017 - Liddell out, renewables in: Bandt Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today said that AGL’s proposed solution to re...

Pressure of impending Bank Royal Commission continues to reap dividends for public

24 September, 2017 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, welcomes the move by Commbank to scrap ‘foreign ATM fees’ and calls upon other ba...

Many in the Hinkler community do not want the cashless welfare card, Mr Pitt should listen to their concerns

21 September, 2017 - News that the cashless welfare card will be rolled out across the Hinkler electorate next year will be incredibly distressing for members o...

Australian Greens welcome ex gratia payment and formal apology to the family of Ms Dhu

20 September, 2017 - The Australian Greens welcome the WA State Government’s ex gratia payment and formal apology to the family of Ms Dhu. “Although this will n...

Turnbull fails to show leadership over Rohingya crisis

19 September, 2017 - Malcolm Turnbull urgently needs to show stronger leadership over the humanitarian disaster in Myanmar, Greens Immigration spokesperson Nick...

GREENS OPEN TO GARNAUT ENERGY PLAN: BANDT

18 September, 2017 - Greens open to Garnaut energy plan: Bandt Australian Greens climate and energy spokesperson said the Greens were open to considering Ross G...

Time to invest in remote area firefighting

15 September, 2017 - With climate change driving increased fire risk in Australia, the Commonwealth should investigate a national remote area firefighting capac...