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Greens stand with childcare workers striking today

8 March, 2017 - The Australian Greens stand in solidarity with the thousands of childcare workers striking this afternoon to highlight the low wages they receiv...

Dutton must guarantee health services for Manus Island

4 March, 2017 - Immigration Minister Peter Dutton must immediately clarify the status of medical care available to people seeking asylum on Manus Island. "We ar...

DHS trawling social media to find Centrelink complaints only to intimidate recipients is huge concern: Greens

3 March, 2017 - “It is deeply concerning that DHS staff have been trawling through social media to find people complaining about Centrelink to provide to the Mi...

28 million busy signals hit in the first seven months of this financial year for those trying to reach Centrelink

3 March, 2017 - “28 million calls hitting a busy signal in the first seven months of this financial year is astronomical and could reflect people trying to get ...

We must act on fundamental flaws to Murray Darling Basin Plan for river to flourish

2 March, 2017 - The Murray Darling Basin Plan has been fundamentally flawed from the beginning and needs to be fixed, the Australian Greens have said in respons...

Unconventional gas could be worse than coal: we need a national fracking ban

1 March, 2017 - The Australian Greens today reiterated their call for a national ban on fracking in light of reports that unconventional gas fracking could be w...

ANAO report highlights failures of DHS compliance measures and recent events show it’s getting worse: Greens

1 March, 2017 - An Australian National Audit Office report shows a dysfunctional crackdown on the social safety net before the large scale automated debt recove...

Greens defend protections against hate speech

28 February, 2017 - The Greens will always defend protections against hate speech, and resist any weakening of the Racial Discrimination Act. Greens leader Dr R...

Greens Senator Rachel Siewert responds to Government leaking Centrelink recipient details to media

28 February, 2017 - “It is extremely concerning that the Government has willingly and openly given media the personal details of a Centrelink recipient and will...

Coal and Coral

27 February, 2017 - The attempt to block the leader of the Australian Greens, Dr Richard Di Natale, from demonstrating the damage being done to the Great Barrie...

Australian Border Force's use of coercive powers

27 February, 2017 - The government's improper management of Australian Border Force's statutory powers is squarely the fault of Immigration Minister Peter Dutto...

US deal chaos causing uncertainty for people seeking asylum

23 February, 2017 - The government's confusion over the US refugee “deal" is creating further anxiety and uncertainty for people who have already suffered for f...

Debt collectors posing as Government department just another line of deceit

22 February, 2017 - A report of a debt collection agency portraying itself as a Government department is just another underhanded and nasty tactic being used as...