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Labor Misses Opportunity on Corporate Divestiture

10 October, 2024 - Labor’s proposed merger law reform is a missed opportunity to take on the market dominance of supermarket and airline corporations, and far f...

Faruqi calls on Labor to abandon politically-motivated international student caps

10 October, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for Higher Education, has condemned the Labor Government’s decision to charge a...

Greens would establish Commission to define and eliminate poverty

10 October, 2024 - With evidence pointing to an increase in child poverty under Labor, and a Productivity Commission report showing that people currently living...

NBN law will be scrutinised to ensure affordable, accessible internet for all

9 October, 2024 - The Greens will scrutinise the Albanese Government’s NBN Bill to ensure reliable internet is affordable and accessible for all Australians. In...

Labor votes down action on price gouging

9 October, 2024 - Labor has sided with big business, voting down a Greens Bill that would have made price gouging illegal, showing they’re more interested in pr...

Greens introduce gambling ads ban today in Senate test for Labor & Liberal

9 October, 2024 - Today the Greens will introduce their Ban Gambling Ads Bill to the Senate. The Bill will ban gambling ads on TV, radio, print a...

Labor is nature negative as deforestation and new fossil fuels continue under broken laws

8 October, 2024 - The Greens have labelled the Albanese Government’s ‘Nature Positive’ Summit today in Sydney as a flop following Labor’s capitulation to mining...

Plibersek must reject Vitrinite’s Vulcan South Mine in light of illegal habitat clearing: Greens

4 October, 2024 - Responding to revelations today of illegal landclearing destroying critical koala habitat to expand a coal mine in Queensland, the Greens...

Labor must stop undermining global anti-deforestation action

4 October, 2024 - Federal Forests Minister Julie Collins needs to stop undermining global efforts to fight deforestation by working to delay European Union anti...

All Australian media outlets should conduct racism reviews

3 October, 2024 - Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and spokesperson for Anti-Racism, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to the Race Reporting Handbook ...

Greens Announce Election Plan for Free GP, Dentist, Psychologist, Nurse Visits

3 October, 2024 - With bulk-billing options plummeting across the country and millions of people delaying healthcare due to cost concerns, the Greens have annou...

ABC must act after systemic racism findings

1 October, 2024 - Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and spokesperson for Anti-Racism, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has responded to the long-awaited Janke revie...

ACCC Needs More Power, Not Just More Money

1 October, 2024 - The Greens welcome more funding for the ACCC and closer scrutiny of land banking, but warn that these measures alone won’t bring down food and...

Hit big tech where it hurts with data harvesting & targeted ads ban for young people: Greens

1 October, 2024 - The Greens are calling on Labor and the Liberals to commit to banning the big tech giants from data harvesting and targeting advertising to yo...

McKim endorsed as Tasmanian Greens lead Senate candidate, says Greens can win two Senate seats in Tasmania

1 October, 2024 - Nick McKim has been confirmed as the lead Senate candidate for the Tasmanian Greens in the upcoming federal election. “I’m so grateful to h...