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The Australian Greens stand with Australia's students and universities

24 April, 2017 - The Australian Greens have pledged to use their power in the Parliament to protect Australia's higher education sector from any further funding...

Federal Government should release Macquarie Harbour audit details so public doesn't rely on Tassal spin

24 April, 2017 - Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson responds to the media blitz from Tassal today about the health of Macquarie ...

Chevron’s greedy tax fight proves it can’t be trusted with the Bight

21 April, 2017 - Chevron has proven it cannot be trusted with the pristine environment of the Great Australian Bight if they refuse to play by Australia’s tax r...

Roll Out the Barrel - Joyce’s Meddling Puts Australian Agriculture at Risk

21 April, 2017 - The Australian Greens have today labelled Barnaby Joyce’s ill-advised move of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to h...

Dutton caught in outrageous Manus Island lie

21 April, 2017 - Peter Dutton has been caught out lying about people seeking asylum on Manus Island and must resign or be sacked, Greens Immigration spokesperso...

Manus Island and Nauru Senate Inquiry

21 April, 2017 - Evidence presented to the Senate inquiry into the conditions on Manus Island and Nauru should prompt the immediate closure of both offshore det...

NAPLAN testing riddled with errors – not just with the online roll out

20 April, 2017 - The Australian Greens are calling on the NAPLAN testing model to be reviewed following the latest flaw, a failed online roll-out, and reports t...

Peter Dutton's values are not Australian values

20 April, 2017 - Peter Dutton and Malcolm Turnbull's rolling citizenship announcements are a transparently desperate attempt to win back votes from Pauline Hans...

Government to put university out of reach for low income students

19 April, 2017 - The Australian Greens have slammed the Government’s plans to hit university students with higher fees and force graduates to pay their HELP/HEC...

Gunshots on Manus Island

15 April, 2017 - The Manus Island detention centre is unsafe and should be closed with all detainees immediately brought to Australia. "We have responsibility f...

Time to let go of the past and back five-minute rule

12 April, 2017 - Australian Greens Senator for South Australia Sarah Hanson-Young is calling on Malcolm Turnbull to prove himself as the bold, innovative Prime ...

Greens welcome local community leaders creating a more inclusive Australia Day

12 April, 2017 - Australia Greens Senator Rachel Siewert has welcomed local community leaders in Cockburn and Bassendean considering an inclusive day for Austra...

Time to make big businesses pay on time

12 April, 2017 - The Greens welcome the Small Business Ombudsman's report on late payments and call on the government to take strong action against unfair pract...

Unknown community leaders consulted on cashless welfare card trials shows lack of transparency

12 April, 2017 - It is concerning that the those consulted for the extension of the cashless welfare card trials are unknown ‘leaders’ that the Government have ...

Backbench fighting to keep Work for the Dole shows politicians not thinking of outcomes for the unemployed: Greens

11 April, 2017 - News today that Coalition backbenchers are lobbying to keep Work for the Dole in the upcoming budget because it is ‘red meat for the base’ show...