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Greens ready to block Treasurer’s spending cuts

10 February, 2023 - In response to the Treasurer’s vow today that payments will start to fall in this year’s Budget and his recent calls for any new spending to...

Reversal of Ministerial Direction 80 and 83

10 February, 2023 - The Greens welcome the Government’s decision to scrap Ministerial Directions 80 and 83, which will clear the way for processing of applicati...

Mining approvals must prioritise health and environment

9 February, 2023 - Drinking water from Perth’s biggest dam could be undrinkable because of hazardous mining practices by US aluminium company, Alcoa, costing th...

Greens establish Senate Inquiry into National Cultural Policy

9 February, 2023 - The Greens have successfully moved for a Senate Inquiry into the Albanese Government's National Cultural Policy released last week.  ...

Greens give notice of bill to remove entitlements of misbehaving Governors-General

9 February, 2023 - Thursday 9 February 2023  Senator Shoebridge will speak on this matter in the Senate at 1.30pm today  The Greens have today g...

Senator Questions Consultants Role in Policy

9 February, 2023 - MEDIA RELEASE Senator Questions Consultants Role in Policy 9 February 2023 Greens Senator Barbara Pocock has questioned the...

Minister needs to understand the consequence of breaking a deal

9 February, 2023 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has provided further comment on the Greens’ support for a disallowance motion relating to s...

Dodgy donation laws a safe bet for gambling industry

9 February, 2023 - News that the Communications Minister, who oversees the Interactive Gambling Act and was previously the shadow minister in charge of online b...

Albo's PEP-11 position is a cop out

9 February, 2023 - In the lead up to the last federal election Anthony Albanese told voters “a Labor Government that I lead will rule out PEP-11” and said “our ...

Palmer mine blocked: 1 down, 117 to go

8 February, 2023 - The Greens have welcomed the Environment Minister’s decision to reject Clive Palmer’s Central Queensland Coal Project but called for the Alba...

Glendell expansion is finally dead - the Hunter community can breathe again!

8 February, 2023 - Wednesday 8 February 2023  After months of uncertainty the final deadline for Glencore to appeal the decision of the Independent Plan...

Greens announce plan to tackle the crisis in rural and regional healthcare

8 February, 2023 - Nowra: The Greens NSW today launched its rural and regional healthcare package ahead of the March state election, detailing a comprehensive p...

Endorsement of draft behaviour codes a turning point

8 February, 2023 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, has said that today’s parliamentary endorsement of Behaviour Standards and Codes is ...

Government must step in to stop RBA rate rise

7 February, 2023 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to today’s decision by the RBA to raise interest rates for the ninth consecut...

Gonski’s a goner

7 February, 2023 - The Greens say new data from the Productivity Commission shows that Australian governments have abandoned the Gonski reforms, with funding gr...