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New Greens Senator Steph Hodgins-May sworn into Parliament today

14 May, 2024 - Greens Senator Steph Hodgins-May was sworn into Parliament today taking on the portfolios of Science, Industry and Innovation, and Early Childhoo...

ALP and Coalition green light AUKUS nuclear waste dumps without public consultation

13 May, 2024 - Labor and the Coalition are seeking to pass legislation that can make anywhere in Australia a nuclear waste dumping ground with no public consult...

ALP and Coalition green light AUKUS nuclear waste dumps without public consultation

13 May, 2024 - Labor and the Coalition are seeking to pass legislation that can make anywhere in Australia a nuclear waste dumping ground with no public consult...

Greens celebrate big animal welfare win, with Government decision to legislate live sheep export ban

11 May, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Spokesperson for Animal Welfare, has welcomed the Government’s decision to ban live s...

Albanese must scrap their anti-refugee and travel ban Bill after high court case

10 May, 2024 - The Albanese Labor Government must now scrap their anti-refugee, travel ban Bill as the only supposed claim of ‘urgency’ has been removed followi...

PRRT Bill

10 May, 2024 - The Government’s proposed changes to the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax will see revenue go down, not up, and shows the Labor Party are being used ...

Arts and festivals sector in crisis requires budget package to thrive, not just survive

9 May, 2024 - Today a Senate inquiry interim report into Australia’s national cultural policy has called for greater support to the Australian festivals sector ...

Cost of Living Inquiry evidence is clear: Labor must raise the rate

9 May, 2024 - The Greens have urged Labor to lift all income support above the poverty line in the upcoming budget, with the weight of evidence given to a Senat...

Political parties work together to deliver Antarctic science outcomes

9 May, 2024 - Axed science programs, distressed scientists, a toxic culture, and plagued icebreaker are just some of the issues stemming from failures in the Au...

Labor offers nice words for active transport, but no real funding

7 May, 2024 - This morning Labor has announced a $100 million Active Transport Fund with a commencement date of 1 July 2025.  This falls far short of th...

Zero support for Labor’s attack on people seeking asylum and diaspora communities

7 May, 2024 - In a historic failure, the Albanese government has been unable to get a single stakeholder to support their shambolic Migration Amendment (Removal...

Zero support for Labor’s attack on people seeking asylum and diaspora communities

7 May, 2024 - In a historic failure, the Albanese government has been unable to get a single stakeholder to support their shambolic Migration Amendment (Removal...

Senate inquiry calls for price gouging to be made illegal and for supermarket divestiture powers

7 May, 2024 - The Greens-led Senate Select Committee on Supermarket Prices has recommended making price gouging illegal, as well as introducing divestiture laws...

Labor’s student debt announcement a step forward, but provides no cost of living relief, say Greens

5 May, 2024 - Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and spokesperson for Education, Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to Labor’s announcement on changes to ...