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Greens amendments challenge Labor to legislate their student debt pledges immediately

17 November, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Leader of the Greens and Higher Education spokesperson, will move the following amendments to the Universitie...

Labor’s climate delay hides rising emissions and blows global progress

17 November, 2024 - The Australian Greens have said Labor’s refusal to commit to a 2035 climate target at the upcoming global climate summit is driven by rising...

Greens pledge to fight PFAS & plastics

16 November, 2024 - Plastic production makes up 45% of the petrochemical sector which is expected to drive half the world’s oil demand growth between now and 20...

Greens welcome Digital Duty of Care, call for release of Online Safety Act Review

14 November, 2024 - The Greens have responded to the Albanese Government’s Digital Duty of Care announcement today and called for the full release of the Online...

Greens announce Muslim community worker Mohamed El-Masri as candidate for seat of Calwell

14 November, 2024 - The Australian Greens have today announced Mohamed El-Masri as the party’s candidate for the seat of Calwell in the upcoming federal electio...

Labor’s Extinction Funding for the Maugean Skate

12 November, 2024 - The Albanese government’s pledge to fund an oxygenation trial in Macquarie Harbour is nothing more than extinction funding for an industry t...

Greens introduce new laws to protect the Bight as Black by-election enters final week

11 November, 2024 - The Greens will introduce new laws at a federal and state level to secure World Heritage Protection status for the Great Australian Bight, s...

Dump job ready graduates fee hikes before start of next uni year

5 November, 2024 - Australian Greens Deputy leader and spokesperson for higher education, Senator Mehreen Faruqi has responded to reports that Labor is consider...

It’s time to put the Melbourne Cup in the dustbin of history

5 November, 2024 - On Melbourne Cup Day, Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and spokesperson for Animal Welfare, is calling for hors...

Political donations from gambling companies linked to horse betting, 2013-2023

4 November, 2024 - Donations from gambling companies linked to horse betting to the Labor and Liberal parties have surged dramatically over the past decade, sky...

Labor now isolated in protection of Coles and Woolworths

4 November, 2024 - The Coalition’s introduction of a Bill for supermarket and hardware divestiture powers means that Labor is now completely isolated in its def...

Greens pressure delivers student debt wins - let’s legislate them now!

3 November, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for Higher Education, has responded to Labor’s plan to wipe 20% of student debt...

ATO confirms 1 in 3 large companies are paying no tax

1 November, 2024 - The latest ATO figures on tax show that one in three large companies is paying no tax during a cost of living crisis that they are helping to...