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Greens to support climate bill

3 August, 2022 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt speaking at the National Press Club today, confirmed that following negotiations with the Labor government which led t...

Teachers and students deserve better than technocratic tinkering

2 August, 2022 - The Greens say a proposal by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership to parachute inexperienced staff into classrooms and g...

RBA is prescribing the wrong medicine

2 August, 2022 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to today’s decision by the RBA to increase interest rates. “The RBA is smashing...

WESA Report - Greens call for water buybacks

2 August, 2022 - Responding to the release of the Second Water for the Environment Special Account (WESA) Report, Greens Spokesperson for the Environment and Wa...

RBA needs to hit pause on rate rises

1 August, 2022 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to the news of steep falls in house prices ahead of tomorrow’s RBA meeting. “Th...

Greens welcome paid DV leave, call on Labor to act on housing

28 July, 2022 - The Greens welcome the introduction of laws making 10 days paid domestic and family violence leave available to all employees, but have called o...

Corporations should be bracing for a Super Profits Tax

28 July, 2022 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to the Treasurer's Ministerial Statement on the Economy. “The Treasurer has just...

Super profits tax needed to offset rising inflation

27 July, 2022 - Greens Treasury spokesperson, Senator Nick McKim, has responded to the release of today’s inflation figures. “The government should introduce a ...

Labor & Liberals Refuse to Centre Lived Experience on NDIS Committee

27 July, 2022 - In the first week of Parliament, Labor and the Liberals have joined forces to deny the disability community the opportunity to have disabled per...

Australian Greens Statement Regarding Myanmar

26 July, 2022 - 26th July 2022 Over the weekend, four democracy activists in Myanmar were put to death by the military junta, including hip hop artist Phyo Zeya...

Abortion should be available in public hospitals

20 July, 2022 - Responding to comments by Anthony Albanese today around abortion, Greens spokesperson on Women Senator Larissa Waters said: “I urge the Prime Mi...

Greens to begin formal negotiations on climate bill

20 July, 2022 - The Australian Greens Party Room has met and had its first discussion regarding the government's Climate Change Bill and has empowered Greens Le...

State of the Environment: Greens push to halt extinction and for 'Climate Trigger'

19 July, 2022 - The Greens are urging the Albanese Government to stop approving new mines and developments in threatened species habitat to halt extinction and ...

Jobs for mates undermines democracy

18 July, 2022 - With the Grattan Institute today revealing that at least one in five government board appointments are being gifted to political mates, the Gree...

PM needs to choose: co-operation or confrontation?

13 July, 2022 - Responding to the Prime Minister’s attempts to rewrite history and issue ‘take it or leave it’ ultimatums to the Parliament, Greens Leader Adam ...