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Murray needs action, not delay

25 July, 2023 - Responding to the announcement that the Murray Darling Basin Plan will not be delivered on time, Greens spokesperson for Water and the Environme...

Senate Inquiry into ADHD Care to hold public hearing in Perth

24 July, 2023 - As the Senate inquiry into Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Assessment and Support Services in Australia enters a critical phase,...

Universities Australia consent education axing an embarrassment

22 July, 2023 - Report from The Saturday Paper: Universities Australia have shelved a student-facing respectful relationships campaign because a minority of vic...

No more public money for political donors

21 July, 2023 - Greens leader in the Senate Larissa Waters will introduce a private members Bill when parliament resumes to stop political donors from being awa...

Govt misses opportunity to deliver urgently needed uni reforms

19 July, 2023 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to the Government's decision to progress five im...

Greens urge corporate sponsors to listen to community & say Nup to the Cup

19 July, 2023 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, has written to Lexus, Penfolds, Kennedy and Furphy ...

Greens-initiated committee forces government to listen to voices of renters

19 July, 2023 - A Greens-initiated inquiry into the country’s escalating housing crisis will seek the views of the millions of Australians who rent, building pr...

Yes pamphlets endorsed by Australian Greens Party Room

18 July, 2023 - The Australian Greens Party Room are proud to endorse the Yes materials supporting the case for a Voice to Parliament at the referendum later th...

Government spending on private schools grows at double the rate of public schools

17 July, 2023 - New analysis by the Parliamentary Library reveals that in the decade since the Gonski Review Australian governments have increased funding to pr...

Colette Harmsen

15 July, 2023 - Greens Senator Nick McKim has described the gaoling of environmental activist Colette Harmsen for three months as manifestly unjust. “Ms Harm...

Greens respond to scathing APVMA review

14 July, 2023 - The Greens have responded to a scathing independent review of the embattled government agency responsible for the regulation of agricultural and...

RBA Governor

14 July, 2023 - The sacking of RBA Governor Dr Phillip Lowe is a victory for accountability, but nothing will change for renters and mortgage holders until Labo...

Australia must walk the walk in G7 ‘Climate Club’

11 July, 2023 - As Australia joins the G7’s climate club, it must demonstrate commitment to climate action by stopping opening up new coal and gas, the Greens h...

A welcome MS-2 step towards better abortion access

11 July, 2023 - Allowing more medical practitioners and pharmacists to supply the abortion pill is a huge step forward in improving access to reproductive choic...

Investment in skills won’t stop teacher exodus from public schools

7 July, 2023 - The Greens have welcomed the report from the government’s Teacher Education Expert Panel – which recommends boosting teacher education – but have...