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Access to Dental Services in Australia: First Public Hearing Convenes in Perth

14 August, 2023 - Brace yourself for a discussion on dental care access! The Senate Select Committee Inquiry into the Provision of and Access to Dental Servi...

Senate's school refusal report a positive first step

10 August, 2023 - The Greens have welcomed a Senate report on school refusal and have called on the federal government to work with states and territories to im...

History made with first bill in Parliament to legalise cannabis nationally

10 August, 2023 - Greens Senator Shoebridge has today introduced The Greens Legalising Cannabis Bill 2023   to permit the adult recreational use of cannabi...

Greens to back 60 day dispensing, will not support Liberals move to block

10 August, 2023 - The Australian Greens will not be supporting the motion to disallow 60 day dispensing, as moved by the Liberals.  Following consultati...

Labor Breaks Promise on Middle-Arm Gas Expansion

9 August, 2023 - Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens Spokesperson for the Environment & Manager of Greens Business in the Senate: “It is extremely disappo...

Senate inquiry into AAD mismanagement established

9 August, 2023 - A Senate inquiry into the current funding mismanagement of the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has been established. It comes following the...

More action needed to address sexual violence on university campuses

9 August, 2023 - The Greens are in solidarity with tireless campaigning groups like End Rape on Campus, Fair Agenda, The STOP Campaign and the National Union of...

Greens bill shifts burden to companies to ensure Traditional Owners are consulted on underwater cultural heritage

8 August, 2023 - Greens Senator Dorinda Cox is introducing a Private Senator’s Bill that requires standards of consultation with Traditional Owners to be develo...

Labor urged to provide Critical Speech Therapy for Children with Cleft Lip and Palate Conditions

8 August, 2023 - The Australian Greens, in collaboration with the Australian Cleft Lip and Palate Community, are proposing amendments to the Health Insuran...

No war without a vote of the Parliament

8 August, 2023 - Today, the government has responded to the report by the Parliamentary Inquiry Into Conflict Decision Making by affirming its decision to refus...

Robust legislation needed to protect cultural heritage

8 August, 2023 - The Greens say robust legislation is needed to protect First Nations cultural heritage and urged the WA Government to carefully consult and con...

Labor’s new international development policy ignores the hard truths

8 August, 2023 - Acting Greens Leader and International Aid & Global Justice spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has welcomed the new development policy’s f...

Defence targeted by consultants for billion dollar growth

8 August, 2023 - Media Release The Big 4 consultancies have taken more than $3.7 billion from Defence since 2011.  There has been an extraordinary ra...

Majority of Australians agree: no more public money for political donors

8 August, 2023 - Research published by The Australia Institute today confirms what we already knew - public money for political donors is a shady practice, and ...

Government must release Office of National Intelligence’s Urgent Climate Risk Assessment, say Greens

4 August, 2023 - The Greens are calling on the Prime Minister and the government to immediately release a declassified version of the Office of National Intelli...