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Greens welcome end to native forest logging in Victoria, urge Labor to pass Greens federal bill

23 May, 2023 - The Greens have welcomed today’s announcement that the Victorian Labor Government intends to bring forward the state’s transition out of native f...

Mandy Nolan announces run as Greens candidate for Richmond, joins national housing ground campaign

22 May, 2023 - Fresh off a tour of the national comedy festival circuit, comedian and local legend Mandy Nolan has announced that she will run again as the Gree...

Cradle Mountain Cableway

22 May, 2023 - The Greens have welcomed news revealed in Senate Estimates that the Commonwealth has withdrawn federal funding for the Cradle Valley Cableway. ...

New environment laws must ban native forest logging

22 May, 2023 - Only a total ban on native forest logging will help conserve the environment and save the wildlife that call our forests home, the Greens say, fo...

Greens urge Government to act on ARC Review

19 May, 2023 - Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi has written to the Minister of Education, Jason Clare MP, urgin...

World to cross disastrous climate threshold as Labor and Liberals push for more gas

18 May, 2023 - As scientists warn that our planet is on track to reach a disastrous 1.5C of warming earlier than predicted, Adam Bandt has slammed the Labor and...

World to cross disastrous climate threshold as Labor and Liberals push for more gas

18 May, 2023 - As scientists warn that our planet is on track to reach a disastrous 1.5C of warming earlier than predicted, Adam Bandt has slammed the Labor and...

Plastic export ban backflip exposes government failure to hold big polluters to account

18 May, 2023 - The Greens again call on the Albanese Government to hold the big polluters to account and regulate Australia’s plastic packaging industry.&n...

Senate inquiry exposes Labor’s plan to expand compulsory income management

15 May, 2023 - Today, the Community Affairs Legislative Committee held a hearing into Labor’s proposed Income Management Reform Bill, which essentially reintrod...

Broken environment laws are not a free pass to approve new fossil fuel projects

15 May, 2023 - Responding to the Minister for the Environment’s excuse for approving the Isaac River coal mine, Greens spokesperson for Environment Senator Sara...

Greens sharpen focus on racism in sport

13 May, 2023 - The Australian Greens have announced WA Senator Dorinda Cox as the party spokesperson for Sport. Racism and corporate sponsorship by fossil fu...

Greens support Voice Referendum report

12 May, 2023 - Today the Joint Select Committee on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum presented its final report. The Committee has reco...

Environment Minister's approval of new coal mine in koala habitat is a betrayal

12 May, 2023 - The Minister for the Environment has indicated her decision to approve the Isaac River coal mine in Queensland, giving the green light for destru...

Budget offers next to nothing on Education

11 May, 2023 - Responding to this week’s budget, Australian Greens Deputy Leader and Education Spokesperson Senator Mehreen Faruqi said: “It's beyo...