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Transphobia has no place in our Parliament

11 September, 2023 - Greens MPs today joined the trans community and their allies on Parliament’s lawn condemning growing transphobia, homophobia and misogyny. ...

Chilean Coup 50 years on. Greens Call for an Apology & Transparency.

11 September, 2023 - September 11th 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the military coup that brought dictator Augusto Pinochet to power in Chile.  In reco...

Wentworth Report a Red Alert for River Murray: Greens

8 September, 2023 - The Greens say today’s comprehensive 40-year study by the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists is a red alert for the health of...

Question Time farce continues as Ministers don’t answer questions

7 September, 2023 - Greens Leader Adam Bandt has moved in the House of Representatives to change the Parliament's Standing Orders to require Ministers to direct...

Transparency Denied; Defence Exports to Sudan

7 September, 2023 - Australian Government refuses to be transparent about defence relations with Sudan in a time of humanitarian crisis Since April, Sudan ha...

Another integrity test for Labor as Greens debate Antipoverty Bill

7 September, 2023 - This morning Senator Janet Rice, Greens spokesperson for government services and social services, will debate the Greens’ Antipoverty Commis...

Plibersek ignores conservation advice on Maugean skate

7 September, 2023 - Minister Plibersek has ignored her own department’s conservation advice and is failing to show the strong political leadership necessar...

Women left desperate and dateless for Super on PPL

6 September, 2023 - In Senate Question Time today the Government was unable to give women a date for when they will deliver on their so-called intention to prov...

Greens announce bill to impose curfew on late nights flights from Brisbane Airport

6 September, 2023 - With Brisbane Airport set to double its traffic by 2035, Greens MP Elizabeth Watson-Brown today announced plans to bring peace and a good ni...

Greens won’t rubber stamp Murray Darling Basin Bill: Sarah Hanson-Young

5 September, 2023 - The Greens cannot support the Government’s proposed changes to the Murray Darling Basin Plan in their current form. Senator Sarah Hanson-...

Greens force the release of VIP flight documents

5 September, 2023 - The Greens today successfully passed a motion in the Senate requiring the Albanese Government to produce documents on multi-million dollar V...

Labor completes double backflip to support Greens Inquiry into Middle Arm gas expansion

5 September, 2023 - Under pressure from the Greens, Labor has today backflipped again to support an important inquiry into the mammoth Middle Arm gas and petroc...

A change in CEO won’t fix Qantas’s problems - it’s time to consider bringing Qantas back into public hands

5 September, 2023 - Alan Joyce has made Qantas’s name synonymous with price gouging, mismanagement, attacking workers’ pay and conditions, and scandal. I’m sure...

Greens introduce Fairer Grants and Government Contracts Bill

4 September, 2023 - Greens Leader in the Senate, Senator Larissa Waters will introduce the Greens Fairer Grants and Government Contracts Bill to the Senate toda...