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Senator Mehreen Faruqi on Landmark Court Victory

1 November, 2024 - “This is a good day for people of colour, Muslims and all of us working to build an anti-racist society.  “Today’s judgement is a win...

Greens announce election plan to get mental health into Medicare for SA patients

31 October, 2024 - At a time when the cost of living crisis is both making mental health worse and causing an increasing number of people across Australia to de...

Peter Dutton & Labor must rule out high & intermediate nuclear waste dumping near Port Adelaide: Greens

31 October, 2024 - The Greens have called on Peter Dutton and the Labor Party to unequivocally rule out storing high and intermediate level nuclear waste at Osb...

Greens launch plan to put mental health into Medicare

31 October, 2024 - At a time when the cost of living crisis is both making mental health worse and causing an increasing number of people across Australia to de...

Statement from Senator Shoebridge re the complaint investigation report on Robodebt from the Inspector of the NACC

30 October, 2024 - The Inspector of the NACC has made the most damning findings against NACC Commissioner Brereton finding a comprehensive failure by ...

Rocket launching approval blows up Labor’s environmental credentials in SA

29 October, 2024 - The Greens say federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek's decision today to approve a rocket launching site on habitat critical for endan...

Labor’s politics of pollution fueling wildlife wipeout: Greens

29 October, 2024 - The Federal Environment Minister is presiding over a wildlife wipeout in Australia by failing to protect endangered species from extinction, ...

Wong must strongly condemn and sanction Israel after shocking UNRWA bill

29 October, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Greens Deputy Leader and International Aid Spokesperson, has condemned new Israeli legislation labelling UNRWA a terr...

Labor’s international student caps policy is wreaking havoc with potential for more than 1,000 uni job cuts

28 October, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens leader and spokesperson for Higher Education, has reacted to reports that over 1,000 jobs could be at r...

Minister now has nowhere to hide on the Maugean skate

24 October, 2024 - An extraordinary warning from some of the nation’s foremost marine scientists about the plight of the endangered Maugean skate has ...

Wholesale digital reform needed to tackle & tax big tech corporations

21 October, 2024 - Big tech and social media corporations should pay their fair share back to the communities they profit from, including for public interest jo...

Universities need public funding and governance overhaul, not more job cuts

21 October, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for Higher Education, has commented on the slashing of hundreds of jobs in the ...

Royals visit a stark reminder to break the shackles of colonial legacy

21 October, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for the Republic, has commented on the arrival of the British monarchy to Austr...

Greens calls on Labor to fully fund the implementation of a national anti-racism strategy

17 October, 2024 - Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Deputy Greens Leader and spokesperson for Anti-Racism, calls on the Albanese Labor Government to fully fund the imple...

Greens plan to overhaul vicious cycle of waste

15 October, 2024 - The Greens have today announced a plan for a National Repairability Star Rating label system to overhaul the vicious cycle of production and ...