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Greens announce plan to Raise the Age of Criminal Responsibility in NSW

24 February, 2023 - The Greens have today announced plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility in NSW to 14 years of age with no one under the age of 16 ...

Australia should co-sponsor Vanuatu’s ICJ resolution

23 February, 2023 - Greens Deputy Leader and International Aid & Global Justice spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has urged the Australian Government to c...

Greens to move in Senate for voluntary water buybacks to deliver 450GL for River Murray

22 February, 2023 - The Greens have welcomed reports the Federal Government will restart water buybacks to deliver the Murray-Darling Basin Plan but declared th...

Blocked torture inspectors makes Australia a global disgrace

21 February, 2023 - Tuesday 21 February 2023  Australia has now joined Rwanda as the only other country to have prison inspections terminated by the Uni...

One year on from the Lismore floods, Senate poverty Inquiry hears from a community left behind

21 February, 2023 - The fifth hearing of the year-long Senate inquiry into the extent and nature of poverty in Australia was held today in Lismore. Almost a ...

Uni wage theft report a wake-up call for government

20 February, 2023 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has said that a new NTEU report on $83 million of stolen w...

National Reconstruction Fund could become slush fund for coal and gas, Estimates confirms

18 February, 2023 - Questions in Senate Estimates asked by Australian Greens Industry spokesperson Senator Penny Allman-Payne revealed that the Government could...

Vote a strong message on the need to do more to protect devils from becoming roadkill

16 February, 2023 - The Greens commend the Circular Head Council for voting to reduce the Woolnorth Road speed limit from 100 km to 80 km to help protect the Ta...

Nuclear bombers can launch from Australia without breaching Treaty obligations, Minister claims

15 February, 2023 - Wednesday 15 February 2023  Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has just admitted in Senate Estimates that nuclear-capable bombers c...

Nuclear bombers can launch from Australia without breaching Treaty obligations, Minister claims 

15 February, 2023 - Nuclear bombers can launch from Australia without breaching Treaty obligations, Minister claims  Foreign Affairs Minister Penny W...

Federal Labor washing its hands of Gabba rebuild

13 February, 2023 - Questions in Senate Estimates asked by Queensland Greens Senator Penny Allman-Payne revealed that the federal government is outsourcing Inte...

Scrapping of TPVs and SHEVs a welcome step

13 February, 2023 - The Greens welcome the decision to scrap Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) and Safe Haven Enterprise Visas (SHEVs). "This decision is a g...

Greens announce plan to overhaul broken pound and shelter system

13 February, 2023 - Nowra (Yuin country): Abigail Boyd, Greens MP and Animal Welfare spokesperson, has today joined Amanda Findley, popularly elected Mayor of S...

Labor must return dirty donations before safeguard negotiations

13 February, 2023 - The Greens have called on Labor to return $896,000 in donations from corporations covered by its proposed Safeguard mechanism to give the pu...

Senator Dorinda Cox to be Greens First Nations spokesperson

13 February, 2023 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP has today announced Senator Dorinda Cox as the Party’s new First Nations spokesperson. A proud Yamatji-Noonga...